Chambers County crash kills multiple
Local reports say a multi‑fatality crash in Chambers County, Texas, was being mourned by the community after the April incident. (x.com) County responders and social posts described multiple fatalities and an active emergency response at the scene. (x.com)
Four people died in a single-vehicle crash on Farm-to-Market Road 563 in Chambers County on Friday, April 10, and Texas investigators say the car left the road and hit a tree. (fox26houston.com) The Texas Department of Public Safety said the crash happened at about 7:01 p.m. roughly 0.8 miles south of Interstate 10, near Bay Lane, as a 2005 Chrysler 300 was traveling north. (bluebonnetnews.com) Investigators said the driver, Kara Beagle, 37, of Liberty, failed to maintain a single lane, went off the roadway, and struck a tree. Fox 26 and ABC13 both reported authorities said speed is believed to have been a factor. (fox26houston.com) (abc13.com) The four people killed were Beagle; her son Markel Beagle, 17; her daughter Makhia Beagle, 15; and Jay'Shawn Godfrey, 19, of Houston, according to Texas Department of Public Safety information published by local outlets. (abc13.com) (kfdm.com) The crash quickly became a school and hometown story in Liberty, where Bluebonnet News reported the victims included Liberty residents and Liberty High School students. ABC13 said friends and classmates gathered to grieve in the days after the wreck. (bluebonnetnews.com) (abc13.com) Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne first described the scene Friday night as a major crash with “multiple fatalities,” and television crews reported FM 563 was shut down in both directions while deputies, firefighters, and state troopers worked the scene. (fox26houston.com) (thevindicator.com) The same night, a second Chambers County crash in Winnie killed another juvenile and injured one person, bringing the county’s Friday-night traffic death toll to five, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. (kfdm.com) As of Tuesday and Wednesday coverage, the Department of Public Safety was still investigating the FM 563 crash, and local coverage had shifted from the emergency response to memorials for the four victims. (fox26houston.com) (abc13.com)
