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State and Defense Rest in Trial of Ex-Missouri City Officer in 2024 Crash That Killed Three

Jurors toured the wrecked vehicles, with evidence centering on 107‑mph driving without lights plus a detainee’s fatal injuries.

Overview

  • Both sides rested Friday after victim family testimony, and closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in Fort Bend County.
  • Prosecutors say Blademir Viveros drove about 107 mph without lights or sirens and struck a car carrying Angela and 16-year-old Mason Stewart, who died at the scene.
  • The medical examiner testified that detainee Michael Hawkins later died from complications of blunt-force injuries that left him quadriplegic, ruling the manner of death accidental.
  • Texas DPS investigators presented a reconstruction of the crash using road evidence and photos, following earlier body- and dash-cam video shown to the jury.
  • The defense argued deactivating lights and sirens can be a permitted tactic near an active robbery and objected to late disclosure of internal-investigation records, but the judge denied a motion to exclude.