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DPS: Innocent woman killed when chase suspect t-boned her car

Investigators say the teen suspect ran several red lights as the trooper chased him. The suspect crashed into the victim's Honda at the intersection of Shiller and State Highway 6, DPS said.
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A chase suspect in a red Mustang crashed into a Honda at the intersection of Shiller and State Highway 6, killing the driver, according to DPS.

An innocent driver was killed in early Saturday when a chase suspect slammed into her car in west Houston.

A DPS trooper tried to stop the driver of a red Ford Mustang for a traffic violation in Rosenberg around 6 a.m. but he sped away, according to the DPS.

Investigators say the teen suspect ran several red lights as the trooper chased him. The suspect crashed into the victim’s Honda at the intersection of Shiller and State Highway 6, DPS said.

Credit: Homer, Michelle
A chase suspect in a red Mustang crashed into a Honda at the intersection of Shiller and State Highway 6, killing the driver, according to DPS.

The suspect fled on foot but a Harris County deputy captured him and arrested him.

He’s been identified as 17-year-old Chidi Onunkwo of Katy. Onunkwo was taken to Southwest Memorial Hermann for injuries caused by the crash.

He is charged with felony evading in a vehicle and faces other charges. Investigators say the Mustang had been reported stolen after a carjacking in Houston.

The victim in the Honda was identified as 60-year-old Adorn Strambler. She had worked for the City of Houston for 26 years as a senior paralegal.

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