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15-year-old on electric bike killed in collision with car in Fort Bend County

A 15-year-old from Katy died after his electric bike collided with a car driven by an 18-year-old pizza delivery driver in Fort Bend County on October 10. The teen was riding southbound against traffic with no lights when he hit a Honda Civic traveling northbound.

Where
Brookshire, Fort Bend County
When
October 10, 2026, around 7:45 p.m.
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Fort Bend Waller

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Who's involved

  • 15-year-old boy from Katye-bike rider killed in crash
  • 18-year-old from Fulshearpizza delivery driver
  • Eric FaganFort Bend County Sheriff
  • Texas Department of Public Safetyinvestigative agency

The facts

  • Crash occurred along Woods Road near Tamarron Parkway in Brookshire around 7:45 p.m. on Oct. 10.2
  • Teen was riding southbound against traffic on e-bike with no lights.2
  • Teen collided with Honda Civic traveling northbound driven by 18-year-old pizza delivery driver.2
  • Driver stopped, rendered aid and called 911.2
  • Teen was taken to Memorial Hermann in Katy, where he died.2
  • No charges have been filed.2
  • Second child death from electric bike or scooter crash in Fort Bend County in over a month.2
  • 11-year-old killed in e-scooter crash near Katy in September.2
  • Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office responded to more than 30 incidents involving electric bikes and scooters with children ages 11 to 15 in 2026.2

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

  • Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan County has seen an increase in electric bike and scooter incidents.2

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

  • Two people killed in head-on wreck in Fort Bend County

    KHOU

  • Katy teen killed in e-bike crash in Fort Bend County

    FOX 26 Houston

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Outlets: 2 not rated Who's covering Texas →

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  1. Two people killed in head-on wreck in Fort Bend County KHOU Not rated, October 15, 2026
  2. Katy teen killed in e-bike crash in Fort Bend County FOX 26 Houston Not rated, October 15, 2026

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