Crime & Safety

Cops Seeking Info About Fatal Crash

The Houston Police Department is looking for information about a fatal crash on Galveston Road.

Pasadena, TX -- The Houston Police Department is looking for Martin Ayala Sanchez, 31. Investigators would like to question about a fatal crash.

It's believed that Sanchez's car was involved in the collision, which occurred at about 10 p.m. on June 23 in the 7800 block of State Highway 3/Old Galveston Road.


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At the time of the incident a burgundy Scion was traveling south on SH 3 and attempted to make a left hand turn, when it was struck from behind by a blue Ford Mustang. The Mustang came to a stop near the railroad tracks and the driver fled on foot.

The collision resulted in all five people in the Scion being taken to area hospitals. One of them, Kevin Joel Berrios-Rivera, 19, died at Memorial Hermann.

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Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Sanchez is asked to call the HPD Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4065 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

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