A former Missouri City Officer, Blademir Viveros, has been convicted on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by a public servant for a car crash that killed three people, including a mother and her son, in June 2024.
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What Happened?
In June 2024, the Missouri City Police Department received a call around 8 p.m. about an active robbery at an ATM in the 1600 block of Cartwright Road.
Police said a man approached a victim while armed with a handgun and demanded money. The robbery suspect fled in a silver Honda after stealing $200 from the victim. The robbery victim was following the suspect while on the phone with dispatch.
According to police, Viveros, who was in a 2021 marked Missouri City Police SUV, was responding to the robbery, possibly driving over the speed limit.
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At some point, Viveros crashed into a 2005 Toyota Corolla that was coming out of a Dollar Tree parking lot.
The investigation determined Viveros did not have the emergency lights of his vehicle turned on at the time of the crash.
Angela Stewart and her 16-year-old son, Mason Stewart, who were in the Toyota, were killed in the crash.
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A man was also found in the back of Viveros’s patrol car after the crash, in which he later died.
Vivero is set to enter the sentencing phase next; he faces up to 99 years in prison.