61-year-old identified as woman killed when Montgomery Co. chase suspect caused crash

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Eyewitness News learned Monday that the woman killed when a Montgomery County chase suspect caused a crash at a north Houston bus stop along the North Freeway was a 61-year-old mother.

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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences identified the victim who died near West Road last Wednesday afternoon as Carrie Mitchell.

Mitchell’s identification came on the same day Joseph Jebbia, the man accused of hitting another vehicle that slammed into Mitchell amid a high-speed pursuit, appeared in the 174th District Court for murder and aggravated kidnapping charges. He was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and body armor.

Jebbia is behind bars at the Harris County Jail on bonds totaling $1.2 million.

According to law enforcement, Montgomery County deputies attempted to pull the 43-year-old Jebbia over for outstanding warrants when he took off on Interstate 45. Jebbia, in a red Chevy Tahoe, ran a red light and hit a white vehicle, causing it to go up on the curb and onto Mitchell. Authorities said he kept going, hit a Montgomery County deputy, and eventually stopped in the Willowbrook area, where he surrendered.

ABC13 spoke with the driver whom Jebbia hit on his way home. The driver, who wished to remain anonymous, said he wasn’t aware that the impact hit the woman seconds after the crash. The driver was disappointed to hear that authorities had called Jebbia a “career criminal.”

“He was involved in some bad stuff, and unfortunately, innocent people had to pay for it,” the man said.

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ABC13 is speaking with Carrie Mitchell’s daughter for editions of Eyewitness News at 10 p.m. You’ll hear about Mitchell’s life of faith and health as a lifelong Houstonian and what she was doing up to the moment she lost her life. Tune in tonight.

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