Harris County, TX — June 18, 2024, Elshadai Getnet was killed and Meredith Gerold was injured after a car accident at around 8:45 p.m. on Barker Cypress Road.
Preliminary details about the accident say that it happened near the intersection of Barker Cypress Road and Chalmette Park Street.
According to officials, 20-year-old Elshadai Getnet and 21-year-old Meredith Gerold were in a Dodge Charger going southbound along Barker Cypress. The vehicle somehow ran off the left side of the road, entered the median, and crashed into a tree. As a result, Getnet was killed while Gerold had reportedly non-life-threatening injuries.
Right now, the cause of the crash remains unconfirmed.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
With single-vehicle wrecks, my concern is always whether or not they’re being taken seriously. Over the years, I’ve had all kinds of calls from families who felt they weren’t getting answers because authorities simply moved on to other responsibilities before getting all the facts. Single-vehicle wrecks make up a significant portion of those calls. It could be that authorities here will do their due diligence, but it’s frankly not the sort of thing I’d take for granted.
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