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Wrong-Way Katy Freeway Crash Kills Two in Houston as Family Identifies Tesla Driver Jamar Champ

Police plan an autopsy to assess possible impairment in the wrong-way collision.

Overview

  • Houston police say a silver BMW was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Washington and Westcott just after midnight Oct. 28 when it struck a Tesla Cybertruck head-on.
  • The BMW caught fire and the Cybertruck was pushed into a blue Freightliner 18-wheeler, whose driver was not injured.
  • The BMW driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Cybertruck driver died later at a hospital, according to HPD.
  • Friends and family told KHOU 11 the Cybertruck driver was 38-year-old Jamar Champ, a former North Dakota State football player and entrepreneur.
  • Masika Kalysha publicly mourned and asked media to hold details to protect her children, as investigators continue the case and review whether impairment was a factor in an area with posted wrong-way warnings.