Hockley-area crash kills 2-year-old, injures sibling, mother, 1 other
Officials are investigating a Hockley-area crash that killed a child and sent the child's mother and younger sibling to a hospital.The crash was reported at the intersection of FM 2920 and Roberts Road, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.A U-Haul truck was reportedly going west on 2920 and a mother and two children were going east in a Jeep.Sheriff Gonzalez says the U-Haul driver fell asleep and crossed into the eastbound lane. The mother tried to avoid the U-Haul and went into a ditch.The mother's two-year-old child was pronounced deceased at the scene. The mother, her eight-month-old toddler, and the U-Haul driver were sent to hospitals and are expected to recover.Sheriff Gonzalez points out that there are no signs of intoxication.No one involved has been identified.It's not clear whether charges will be filed.Sheriff Gonzalez says there will be a follow-up investigation into this crash.
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