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Video Shows Deputies Rescue Driver From Burning Car After Wrong-Way Crash on SH-249

The rescued motorist remains in critical but stable condition, with the crash investigation ongoing.

Overview

  • The Harris County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday released video of a deputy pulling a trapped driver from a burning vehicle on Tomball Parkway.
  • The crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. on Jan. 17 in the southbound lanes of State Highway 249 near Jones Road.
  • Officials identified the wrong-way motorist as 25-year-old Julio Alberto Calero Ramirez, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Deputy John Syzdek and Sergeant Jonathan Tirk, assisted by a Precision Towing wrecker, freed the second driver after the collision ignited the vehicle.
  • Paramedics treated the deputies for minor injuries at the scene, and authorities have not announced any contributing causes for the crash.