March 29, 2024

04.15.15 BPD PR: Accident with Fatality – Charges Pending

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On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 1:07 a.m., officers responded to a major accident in the 1000 block of S. State Highway 146. A preliminary investigation showed 24 year old Angleton man George Villanueva had driven south in the northbound lanes before striking a white Chevrolet van. The driver of the van, 51 year old Louisiana woman Stephanie Kidder, was flown to a Hermann Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Villanueva was flown to Hermann Hospital where he is in stable condition. Officers suspect alcohol was a contributing factor in Villanueva’s behavior and a toxicology report has been ordered. A charge of Intoxication Manslaughter will be sought by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office pending the results of the toxicology report.

Villanueva is still hospitalized,