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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 2-year-old died in the crash that happened earlier Saturday afternoon in the Hockley area.
In a post on X, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez stated a U-Haul’s driver may have fallen asleep and crossed into the path of the Jeep with two children and their mother inside.
It happened intersection of Roberts Road and FM-2920.
The Jeep tried to avoid the truck and went into a ditch.
The mother, an 8-month-old child, and U-Haul’s driver went to the hospital with minor injuries.
The 2-year-old passed away at the scene.
@HCSO_VCD is completing a fatal crash investigation at the intersection of Roberts Rd and FM-2920.
A U-Haul truck was traveling westbound and a Jeep with two children and their mother were traveling eastbound. Driver of the U-Haul possibly fell asleep, crossed lanes. The Jeep… pic.twitter.com/6uHa9kcfMn
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) June 13, 2026
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