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A Houston man was charged with negligent homicide and endangering a child Friday after police said his 12-year-old daughter had driven an SUV to a man and his dog, killing them both.
Prosecutors say Tomas Mejia, aged 42, has been charged with "allowing a child to drive a vehicle without a driver's license and driving experience". Each charge is punishable by up to two years in prison.
Tomas Mejia Tol, 42, was charged Friday with negligent homicide and endangering a child after her 12-year-old son hit and killed 47-year-old Enrique Vazquez, and his dog at thursday afternoon in Houston.
(Houston PD)
Police said that Mejia had allowed her daughter to drive a black Ford Explorer into the parking lot of an apartment complex while Enrique Vazquez, 46, was walking his dogs around. Investigators say the girl hit the accelerator, hitting Vazquez, one of his dogs and a tree. Vazquez was declared dead at the scene by paramedics and the dog that was struck died later.
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"You can not let a young child drive to a populated place," KPRC Sean Teare, head of the Harris County Attorney's Office, told KPRC. "It's a tragic accident, it's a tragic incident that happens all too often in our community."
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"It's never okay to let a 12-year-old drive a car," said Lynn Nguyen of the Vehicle Crime Unit of Harris County County Attorneys. "Twelve years old, it's way too young, even if a parent is in the place."
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Mejia was arrested and charged and appeared in court for the first time on Friday night.
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