HOUSTON – Family members have identified a woman who was killed in a late night crash in northwest Houston Thursday as a new mother and recent University of Houston graduate.
Cindy Vazquez, 23, was a passenger in a white Silverado pickup truck when the driver, identified by Vazquez’s brother as her common-law husband, allegedly ran a red light and smashed into another vehicle.
The accident happened on Hollister Road near Highway 290 around 11 p.m.
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According to Houston police, the truck Vazquez was riding in was traveling eastbound on the road when the driver ran a red light, striking a Honda in the intersection. The Honda flipped several times and landed near a tree.
Both Vazquez and the Honda driver, 25, died at the scene.
Vazquez’s 28-year-old husband was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
Police said there was no initial detection that any alcohol was involved, but speed may have been a factor in the crash.
Vazquez’s brother told KPRC 2 the couple shared a 9-month-old son. The baby was not with them in the vehicle. The brother also shared a photo with KPRC 2 showing his proud sister at her graduation.