HOUSTON, TX -- A 64-year-old man died last Saturday, December 23, following a collision on Martin Luther King Boulevard in southeast Houston, reports the Houston Police Department.
The accident unfolded in the 7800 block of the road, at the intersection with Willow Glen Drive, in the city's South Park neighborhood. It was first reported at around 8:40 a.m.
According to the HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division, a white Infiniti QX60 was heading northbound on Martin Luther King Boulevard at the same time a tan Chevrolet Venture was traveling westbound on Willow Glen Drive. As the Chevrolet approached the intersection, it failed to yield the right of way at the posted stop sign. Moments later, the Infiniti collided with the Chevrolet.
The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as Benjamin Keys, 64, was rushed by Houston Fire Department paramedics to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased.
The driver of the Infiniti, a 17-year-old boy, stayed at the scene following the crash and was questioned by officials. He was released from the scene after he was found to not be impaired.
Authorities continue to investigate.
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