Teen charged with murder in Houston after crash kills 3 valets

HOUSTON – A 17-year-old has been charged with murder after being accused of striking and killing three parking valets as he tried to flee from Houston police, authorities said Monday.

Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi is facing three counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault after the crash Friday night.  

Authorities say a patrol sergeant saw Modawi doing doughnuts, or driving in circles, in a white Infiniti G37 and leaving tire tracks on the pavement in a parking lot. The vehicle sped away before the officer could stop Modawi, according to police.

Modawi sped down a residential street to avoid the officer when he allegedly hit the three valets who worked for a nearby bar and grill.

After striking the three valets, the vehicle flipped and hit a pole, ending up in a ditch.

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The valets had been returning from parking cars when the vehicle hit them, said Sean Teare, chief of vehicular crimes with the Harris County district attorney’s office.

The three were identified by authorities as Fnan Measho, 18; Eric Orduna, 22; and Nick Rodriguez, 23.

Modawi and a passenger in the vehicle each broke a leg and were taken to a hospital. Police say Modawi remained hospitalized Monday.

Investigators determined that Modawi was not intoxicated at the time of the crash.

Court records did not list an attorney for Modawi who could speak on his behalf.