Three dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway 8

A multi-car crash claimed the lives of a man and two children late Friday during a traffic slow-down in a Beltway construction zone. Seven vehicles piled up in the four thousand one hundred block of the North Sam Houston Parkway near John F. Kennedy Boulevard around Ten:Ten p.m.

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A multi-car crash claimed the lives of a Houston father and his two youthful children late Friday during a traffic slow-down in a Beltway construction zone.

Heywood Freeman and his children – ages four and six – were killed instantly when a speeding pickup truck annihilated their puny car in a chain reaction crash.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Freeman’s brother Donald Freeman, who heard of his junior sibling’s death just hours after driving by the scene on his way to work.

The seven-vehicle pile-up stopped up traffic in the four thousand one hundred block of the North Sam Houston Parkway near John F. Kennedy Boulevard around Ten:Ten p.m., according to the Houston Police Department.

“They were coming to a stop because of the traffic congestion,” spokesman John Cannon said.

All of the vehicles were headed west in the same lane when a blue Ford F-250 pickup traveling at high speed crashed into Freeman’s silver Chevy. The pickup driver – who may have been going as rapid as ninety mph – attempted hitting the brakes, leaving a long skid mark before ramming into the family’s car.

The collision triggered a chain reaction involving five other vehicles, instantly crushing the Chevy and pushing it into a Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe overturned and swiped at least two other vehicles one lane over.

Freeman – along with his 6-year-old son Heywood Jr. and 4-year-old daughter Haley – died at the scene. All three were wearing seatbelts and both children were in safety seats, but it wasn’t enough to save them.

Police investigated a triple-fatality car wreck in Houston.

A black Chevy Tahoe, a black Toyota Camry, a gray Acura and blue Toyota Tundra also were involved in the crash.

Some of the injured were transported to area hospitals. Others involved in the multi-car crash did not seek medical treatment and stayed on the scene to give statements, according to Capt. Megan Howard of HPD’s night instruction.

“We have our crash reconstructionists on scene,” Howard said. “They’re taking detailed measurements using 3D scanners. And that’ll help paint a better picture.”

The driver of the F-250 was evaluated at the scene and did not show up under the influence, Cannon said.

“He did consent to a blood draw, which is standard in fatality accidents,” Cannon added. “No signs of intoxication were found on any of the drivers in the crash.”

A lifelong Houstonian, Freeman was a Kashmere High School graduate and football player who stayed in town to begin a family. He worked as a supervisor at HEB for more than two decades and was a religious man, his brother said. But most of all, he loved his role as a father.

“He loved his children, he died with his children,” Donald Freeman said Saturday. “That was his heart, his children.”

As news of the Freemans’ deaths spread online, friends and family collective their distress.

“God is going to have to help me with this one,” wrote Andrenette Clifton. “My heart hurts and I can’t stop blubbering.”

Trio dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway eight – Houston Chronicle

Three dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway 8

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A multi-car crash claimed the lives of a Houston father and his two youthfull children late Friday during a traffic slow-down in a Beltway construction zone.

Heywood Freeman and his children – ages four and six – were killed instantly when a speeding pickup truck annihilated their petite car in a chain reaction crash.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Freeman’s brother Donald Freeman, who heard of his junior sibling’s death just hours after driving by the scene on his way to work.

“They were coming to a stop because of the traffic congestion,” spokesman John Cannon said.

All of the vehicles were headed west in the same lane when a blue Ford F-250 pickup traveling at high speed crashed into Freeman’s silver Chevy. The pickup driver – who may have been going as quick as ninety mph – attempted hitting the brakes, leaving a long skid mark before ramming into the family’s car.

Police investigated a triple-fatality car wreck in Houston.

A black Chevy Tahoe, a black Toyota Camry, a gray Acura and blue Toyota Tundra also were involved in the crash.

“We have our crash reconstructionists on scene,” Howard said. “They’re taking detailed measurements using 3D scanners. And that’ll help paint a better picture.”

The driver of the F-250 was evaluated at the scene and did not show up under the influence, Cannon said.

“He did consent to a blood draw, which is standard in fatality accidents,” Cannon added. “No signs of intoxication were found on any of the drivers in the crash.”

A lifelong Houstonian, Freeman was a Kashmere High School graduate and football player who stayed in town to embark a family. He worked as a supervisor at HEB for more than two decades and was a religious man, his brother said. But most of all, he loved his role as a father.

“He loved his children, he died with his children,” Donald Freeman said Saturday. “That was his heart, his children.”

As news of the Freemans’ deaths spread online, friends and family collective their distress.

“God is going to have to help me with this one,” wrote Andrenette Clifton. “My heart hurts and I can’t stop weeping.”

Three dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway eight – Houston Chronicle

Three dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway 8

Media: Metro Movie

A multi-car crash claimed the lives of a Houston father and his two youthfull children late Friday during a traffic slow-down in a Beltway construction zone.

Heywood Freeman and his children – ages four and six – were killed instantly when a speeding pickup truck annihilated their puny car in a chain reaction crash.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Freeman’s brother Donald Freeman, who heard of his junior sibling’s death just hours after driving by the scene on his way to work.

“They were coming to a stop because of the traffic congestion,” spokesman John Cannon said.

All of the vehicles were headed west in the same lane when a blue Ford F-250 pickup traveling at high speed crashed into Freeman’s silver Chevy. The pickup driver – who may have been going as prompt as ninety mph – attempted hitting the brakes, leaving a long skid mark before ramming into the family’s car.

Police investigated a triple-fatality car wreck in Houston.

A black Chevy Tahoe, a black Toyota Camry, a gray Acura and blue Toyota Tundra also were involved in the crash.

“We have our crash reconstructionists on scene,” Howard said. “They’re taking detailed measurements using 3D scanners. And that’ll help paint a better picture.”

The driver of the F-250 was evaluated at the scene and did not show up under the influence, Cannon said.

“He did consent to a blood draw, which is standard in fatality accidents,” Cannon added. “No signs of intoxication were found on any of the drivers in the crash.”

A lifelong Houstonian, Freeman was a Kashmere High School graduate and football player who stayed in town to commence a family. He worked as a supervisor at HEB for more than two decades and was a religious man, his brother said. But most of all, he loved his role as a father.

“He loved his children, he died with his children,” Donald Freeman said Saturday. “That was his heart, his children.”

As news of the Freemans’ deaths spread online, friends and family collective their distress.

“God is going to have to help me with this one,” wrote Andrenette Clifton. “My heart hurts and I can’t stop blubbering.”

Trio dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway eight – Houston Chronicle

Trio dead in 7-car chain-reaction crash on Beltway 8

Updated 8:32 pm, Saturday, July 22, two thousand seventeen

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A multi-car crash claimed the lives of a Houston father and his two youthfull children late Friday during a traffic slow-down in a Beltway construction zone.

Heywood Freeman and his children – ages four and six – were killed instantly when a speeding pickup truck annihilated their puny car in a chain reaction crash.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Freeman’s brother Donald Freeman, who heard of his junior sibling’s death just hours after driving by the scene on his way to work.

“They were coming to a stop because of the traffic congestion,” spokesman John Cannon said.

Police investigated a triple-fatality car wreck in Houston.

A black Chevy Tahoe, a black Toyota Camry, a gray Acura and blue Toyota Tundra also were involved in the crash.

“We have our crash reconstructionists on scene,” Howard said. “They’re taking detailed measurements using 3D scanners. And that’ll help paint a better picture.”

The driver of the F-250 was evaluated at the scene and did not emerge under the influence, Cannon said.

“He did consent to a blood draw, which is standard in fatality accidents,” Cannon added. “No signs of intoxication were found on any of the drivers in the crash.”

“He loved his children, he died with his children,” Donald Freeman said Saturday. “That was his heart, his children.”

As news of the Freemans’ deaths spread online, friends and family collective their trouble.

“God is going to have to help me with this one,” wrote Andrenette Clifton. “My heart hurts and I can’t stop howling.”