Driver Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash in Crosby Bayou

On Sunday, December 22, 2024, at approximately 12:56 a.m., Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 490 block of Pine Forest Drive in Crosby, Texas.

Upon arrival, deputies discovered a Mazda sedan at the bottom of a steep bayou. The vehicle’s sole occupant, a male driver, was found in the driver’s seat without signs of life. Crosby EMS pronounced the driver deceased at the scene.

Preliminary investigations conducted by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division revealed that the Mazda sedan was traveling westbound on Pine Forest Drive before entering private property, continuing across the property, and falling into a steep bayou. The vehicle struck the opposite side of the bayou during the crash. Investigators noted that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered fatal injuries.

The incident remains under investigation by the Vehicular Crimes Division.