NAVASOTA, TX. (THECOUNT) — Navasota, Texas woman, Porscha Crawford, has been identified as the victim killed early Sunday morning in a rollover accident in Grimes County involving two first responders, who were injured while working the scene of the crash, according to reports.
Crawford, 31, died in a crash while operating a vehicle on early Sunday morning south of Navasota.
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Around 12:30 a.m., Crawford’s vehicle, for unknown reasons, crossed centerlines on Highway 6 and exited the roadway on Sunday morning. She was ejected from the vehicle during the violent crash.
Crawford was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
A crash report noted the victim was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the fatal wreck.
While first responders were investigating the accident, a vehicle hit the back of a Grimes County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, injuring a deputy and a Navasota firefighter.
Officials said the two were released from Baylor Scott and White Hospital in College Station, after they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the vehicle that caused the second crash was identified by DPS as 20-year-old Avery Jimenez of Katy. Jimenez was taken to the Grimes County Jail, charged with two counts of Intoxication Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and one count of Possession of Marijuana, reports KWHI.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved woman:
Geo quick facts: Navasota is a city in Grimes County and Brazos County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,049 at the 2010 census, rising to an estimated 7,715 in 2018. In 2005, the Texas Legislature named the city “The Blues Capital of Texas”, in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, a Navasota native and blues musician – Wikipedia.