Mason Nelson Killed in Galveston Two-Vehicle Crash at 41st Street and Avenue O

Galveston, Texas (September 7, 2022) – A 14-year-old Ball High School student was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Galveston, according to the authorities.

The fatal crash happened around 6:00 p.m., September 2, at the intersection of 41st Street and Avenue O, across from Galveston Ball High School.

Authorities said Keith Brazier, 28, was driving an SUV when he ran a red light at the intersection at a high rate of speed and broadsided a Jeep occupied by Mason Nelson, 14, an adult, and three fellow Ball High School students.

Nelson was killed in the crash. Two other passengers in the Jeep were taken to UTMB Health in critical condition.

A passenger in the SUV was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Brazier was arrested and charged with the murder and was taken to custody on a $500,000 bond.

The authorities are investigating the crash. Anyone with any information about the crash is asked to call Galveston Police at (409) 765-3703 or Galveston County Crime Stoppers at (409) 763-8477.

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