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  A Houston man was charged last year in the deaths of five children in his care who drowned after the car they in which they were riding plunged into a rain-swollen culvert.   Chanton Jenkins, 33, was accused of driving drunk and using his cell phone when he lost control of his car, which was filled with seven passengers, reports say.   Five children, including three of Jenkins’ kids, died in the crash. Jenkins, his brother and a 10-year-old…

  The family of Brian Greenhouse, the man who fell from a Houston Livestock and Rodeo roller coaster last week, is searching for answers as the investigation into his death continues, reports say.   Reports say that witnesses state the victim was “limp in the air” as he fell the 30 feet to his death Sunday at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. But so far, Houston police can’t rule out the ride itself, reports say.   Attorneys for the…

The operator of a white Dodge Durango was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Homestead when she crashed and died. The female victim, 42, of Houston, whose name was not released, crossed an overpass, lost control of the vehicle and hit a curb on the east side of the road. The Durango rolled at least one time and she was ejected. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Houston police are continuing their investigation. Experts in dealing…

A recent investigation into the drowning of a boy at a South Austin gym has been ruled accidental, reports say.   The family of a four-year-old Austin boy who died after swimming at the outdoor pool at LifeTime Fitness was told recently that the death of the child, Colin Holst, was the result of an accident.   Holst died one day after a lifeguard pulled him unconscious from the outdoor pool, even as other staff members performed CPR on the…

A Houston man fell from a roller coaster to his death last week the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo outside of the Reliant Center at around 9 p.m.. Reports say the victim, Brian Greenhouse, fell about 30 feet from the roller coaster called HiMiler, landing on another man who was walking near the ride. Emergency crews were called and administered CPR to the man who fell. He was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital. The other man was transported to another…