Overview
- Houston police say a BMW traveling west in the eastbound lanes struck a Tesla Cybertruck head-on around 12:05 a.m. Tuesday on the Katy Freeway near Washington Avenue.
- The BMW caught fire and the Cybertruck hit an 18-wheeler; the BMW driver died at the scene, the Cybertruck driver died at a hospital, and the semi-truck driver was not injured.
- Champ’s family confirmed to KHOU 11 that he was the Cybertruck driver who died, and Masika Kalysha later acknowledged his death in a public statement.
- Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, and an autopsy will assess whether impairment or other factors contributed to the wrong-way crash.
- Kalysha, who married Champ in 2021 and shares a young daughter with him, requested privacy and asked media to delay sharing details to protect her children.