Dad charged after boy dies in crash

The father of a child killed in a violent north Houston crash Wednesday afternoon is facing a felony murder charge.

The father had just picked up his 8-year-old and 5-year-old boys from school when he crashed into two tow trucks at a stop light in the 2400 block of West Mount Houston Road, according to Harris County Sheriff ’s Office Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland.

Neither boy was in any sort of restraint at the time of the crash, Gilliland said.

Police said the force of the crash instantly killed the 8year-old boy.

The father and the younger boy were rushed to area hospitals in critical condition.

Gilliland said the father, who was not immediately identified, admitted to drinking before the crash.

Prosecutors reviewed the case and charged the father with first-degree felony murder.