DaMichael Brooks Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on SH 146 in Mont Belvieu

DaMichael Brooks Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash on SH 146 in Mont Belvieu

DaMichael Brooks Killed in Mont Belvieu Two-Vehicle Crash on SH 146 at Grand Parkway

Mont Belvieu, Texas (May 26, 2023) – A man was killed Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Mont Belvieu, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened around 5:50 p.m., May 23, on State Highway 146 at the Grand Parkway.

Police said DaMichael Brooks, 22, of Doucette, was driving a 2005 Saturn Ion 4-door sedan on SH 99 when he exited at SH 146 onto the service road. He failed to yield the right-of-way at the stop sign at SH 146, entered the intersection and the Saturn was broadsided on the driver’s side by a 2016 Chevrolet pickup.

Brooks was airlifted to a Houston-area trauma center, where he later died.

The Chevrolet driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The crash closed SH 146 for approximately two hours.

The police are investigating the crash.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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