HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A man was charged with murder after three people riding in a golf cart were hit and killed in Harris County, records show.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the crash happened at 2:45 a.m. Sunday on Greenhouse Road in the community of Towne Lake in Cypress.
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KPRC, KSAT’s sister station in Houston, said a Cadillac Escalade was traveling southbound on Greenhouse Road when it ran a stop sign and struck a golf cart. The golf cart was traveling northbound on the road and made a left turn when the collision occurred.
Two men riding in the golf cart were pronounced dead at the scene, Gonzalez said. Another man riding in the golf cart was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
In a social media post at 2:39 p.m. on Sunday, Gonzalez said the ages of the victims are 37, 37 and 41. They were later identified as Jacob Wnuk, Christopher Scandridge, and Fraser Anderson.
The driver of the Escalade, identified as 21-year-old Daniel Rivera, remained at the scene, according to Gonzalez and KPRC.
He was charged with three counts of murder and booked at the Harris County Jail. He appeared before a judge on Monday morning and his bond was set at $600,000, records show.
His bond conditions include driving restrictions, an electronic monitoring device, a curfew and no drugs or alcohol.
KPRC said that according to probable cause records, he had an 8-year-old child in the SUV at the time of the crash. It is unknown if the child was injured.
The sheriff’s office told KPRC Rivera had a blood-alcohol content level that was higher than the legal limit.
The investigation is ongoing.
Update: the 3rd male was pronounced deceased at the hospital. The ages of the three deceased victims are: 37, 37, 41. #HouNews https://t.co/Z91wGXBn82
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) August 6, 2023