Tragedy struck Harris County this Fourth of July when a 10-year-old boy was fatally struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle. Officials have announced the arrest of 36-year-old Alex Tuan Vuong in connection with the incident. Vuong faces charges of failure to stop and render aid, Houston Chronicle reports.
The boy, identified by Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland as Mohammad Hussain Khel, was riding near his home in the Grand Oaks subdivision when the event occurred. An SUV failed to halt at a stop sign and collided with Mohammad, a fact troublingly compounded by the driver's choice to continue driving a significant distance with the youthful victim's bicycle wedged beneath the vehicle, according to statements obtained by ABC13.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez turned to social media to announce the recovery of the vehicle and Vuong's arrest on Saturday. Consensus amongst local authorities maintains that Vuong dislodged the bicycle near the junction of Greenhouse Road and Kieth Harrow, having fled the scene without providing the necessary assistance mandated by law. With Vuong now held in Harris County jail, the community and the Khel family await the due process of justice.
