A man who fled after he crashed his car on U.S. 59, killing a 4-year-old child and injuring four other passengers last weekend in southwest Houston surrendered to authorities after nearly a week on the run.
Raul Eulises Velasquez, 26, of Houston, is charged with causing an accident involving serious bodily injury or death in the wreck in the 6800 block of the Southwest Freeway on Saturday, according to Houston police
Police said Velasquez, 26, initially ran away after the crush, but surrendered to authorities Thursday. He is being held in the Harris County jail in lieu of $75,000 bail.
The crash killed Rolando Olvera and injured his 3-year-old brother and parents as well as another man, police said.
Police said Velasquez, an El Salvador native, was driving a green Honda Accord southbound on the freeway service road at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic when he lost control of the car and slammed into a pole.
He left immediately, abandoning his passengers, police said.
Roland died at the scene. The boy's parents, Elizabeth Diaz, 23, and Caesario Olvera, 21, were taken to Memorial Hermann Hosptial. His brother, Ernesto Olvera is recovering at Texas Children's Hospital.
The other passenger, Lambert Alvarado, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition.
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