Houston Mayor John Whitmire said an HPD civilian employee died while driving into flood conditions on the way to work on Monday morning in the height of Beryl.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced another death due to Hurricane Beryl in the United States on Monday.
Whitmire said the worker's vehicle submerged in water near Houston Avenue and I-45 when Hurricane Beryl made its way across the city.Lt. Larry Satterwhite confirmed that 54-year-old Russell Richardson, an information security officer, drowned after being caught in the flood waters. In an unrelated case nearby, authorities rescued a driver stuck in a high-water spot on North Main Street near I-45.
Officials said five other people also died after trees fell on top of homes across the Houston area as Beryl lashed southeast Texas on Monday morning.
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