Man facing two murder charges after allegedly crashing into rideshare in North Houston, killing two women
HARRIS COUNTY - One man has been charged with two counts of murder after a high-speed pursuit crash in north Houston that killed two Hispanic women on Saturday, Sept. 19 around 11:30 p.m.
Brian Tatum, 45, was charged on Sunday.
Brian Tatum
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the pursuit began when officers saw an Acura SUV running a red light.
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When detectives attempted to stop the vehicle the driver fled from deputies at an extremely high rate of speed.
Shortly after taking off the suspect crashed into a rideshare driver at the intersection of Jensen and Parker. The two women in the back of the rideshare vehicle were killed in the crash.
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The suspect and the rideshare driver were both taken to nearby trauma centers and are expected to survive.
According to authorities, Tatum was speeding away from law enforcement to avoid a ticket for running a red light and crashed into the other vehicle.
Witnesses reported the vehicle was traveling over 100 mph.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office said they found a 6-pack of Mike's Hard Wine in his vehicle at the crash scene.