Overview
- A crash on Thursday, May 14 near Memorial Drive and Birdsall Street left one driver injured and was captured on surveillance video that shows a black sedan lingered briefly at the scene before leaving.
- Witnesses who saw a woman exit the sedan and then followed the damaged car gave police information that led officers to a home where they found a vehicle with heavy front-end damage tied to Jennifer Lowery.
- The struck driver reported ringing in his ears and about $35,000 in vehicle damage, and he told police he wanted to pursue charges for the collision.
- Lowery was arrested at her home, booked, released on a personal bond, and faces a felony charge of failure to stop and render aid, which under Texas law requires a driver involved in a crash to stop and offer help or contact authorities; her arraignment is scheduled for July.
- Lowery is a long-serving Justice Department lawyer who has twice served as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas; the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined comment on personnel matters while local reporting says she remains employed, raising questions about office accountability and possible internal review.