HOUSTON — An innocent man died after police say his car was struck by a suspect vehicle during a chase in west Houston early Monday.
This started around 12:15 a.m. in the 2800 block of Wilcrest Drive.
Houston police said an officer spotted a suspicious vehicle at a gas station at Richmond and approached the car. However, the suspect vehicle sped off on Richmond.
The suspects then turned and headed north on Wilcrest. Police said the suspects were speeding, and the officer lost sight of their car.
When the officer came up to the intersection with Meadowglen Lane, he discovered the suspect vehicle had collided with the innocent driver’s car, which was heading east through the intersection. Police said the innocent man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses told police the suspect vehicle ran a red light when it collided with the innocent driver.
The three suspects, which included the 20-year-old male driver, in the other car were transported to by ambulance to a local hospital with unknown injuries. Police said the three, two men and a woman, are expected to survive.
The driver, who police later identified as Cameron Rogers, has been charged with felony murder and felon in position of a firearm.
It's not clear if the two car passengers will be charged. Police said they are 20 and 18 years old.
There was a fourth suspect connected to the incident who was still at the gas station at Richmond. Police said he was spotted with an open container prior to the chase.
Check back for updates on this developing story.