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Missouri City former police officer charged with manslaughter for deadly crash

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Published  October 31, 2024 10:27am CDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 26 Houston

Former Missouri City Officer charged with manslaughter

FOX 26 Reporter Abigail Dye has more on what happened.

The Brief

    • Former Missouri City Police Department officer Blademir Viveros is charged with two counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
    • Viveros allegedly crashed into a vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed, killing 53-year-old Angela Stewart and her son, 16-year-old Mason Stewart.
    • Michael Hawkins, 53, was found in the backseat of the police SUV seriously injured two hours after the crash, but police have not said why he was there.

MISSOURI CITY, Texas - The former Missouri City Police Department officer involved in the deadly crash of a mother and son in June has been charged with manslaughter.

Blademir Viveros, 27, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

On June 20, Mason Stewart, who just turned 16, was driving a 20005 Toyota Vorolla with his mom, 53-year-old Angela Stewart and had just pulled into traffic. Missouri City PD officer Viveros was responding to an armed robbery call at an ATM down Cartwright Road.

Blademir Viveros

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Missouri City PD and the Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the incident and found the Missouri City Police SUV driven by Officer Viveros was speeding eastbound when it hit the Stewart's 2005 Toyota Corolla. Stewart failed to yield the right-of-way when exiting the private drive and was hit by the police vehicle. The police car's emergency lights were not on at the time of the crash, according to the investigation.

Missouri City mom, son killed in police crash

Missouri City police and Texas DPS are investigating a crash with a police officer that left an innocent mother and son dead and questions to be answered. FOX 26's Tom Zizka has a look at what we know so far.

Both the mother and son died at the scene.

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Two hours after the crash, 53-year-old Michael Hawkins was found in the backseat of the police SUV seriously injured.

Missouri City Police Chief Brandon Harris addressed the incident, expressing uncertainty about the man's identity and how he ended up in the patrol car. Chief Harris also refrained from disclosing whether the man was handcuffed.

His bond was set to $250,000 each for the manslaughter charge and $300,000 for the aggravated assault charge. His total bond is $800,000.

The Source: FOX 26 reporters were at the scene after the crash to gather information. The Missouri City Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office have also released details about the crash.