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Updated · Fox News · May 22
Former US Attorney Jennifer Lowery Charged in Houston Hit-and-Run After $35,000 Crash
Updated
Updated · Fox News · May 22

Former US Attorney Jennifer Lowery Charged in Houston Hit-and-Run After $35,000 Crash

7 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 22
  • Houston authorities charged former Southern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery with felony failure to stop and render aid after a May 14 crash.
  • Court documents say Gabriel Fonseca's Nissan Altima was hit on the driver's side on Memorial Drive, his airbags deployed, and he later reported ringing in his ears and about $35,000 in damage.
  • A witness told police he saw a heavily damaged sedan driven by a blonde woman park a few blocks away, and officers later found a car registered to Lowery with significant front-end damage and a missing bumper.
  • At the home where the car was found, Lowery's husband identified himself as an attorney, confirmed his wife had been in a crash, and declined to let her give a statement, police said.
  • Lowery led the Southern District of Texas U.S. attorney's office from 2021 until her successor took over in December 2022, adding unusual prominence to the case.
When a top prosecutor is accused of a 'cowardly' hit-and-run, how does the justice system ensure equal accountability for all?
What did a prosecutor's hit-and-run case reveal about the DOJ's controversial plan to shield its lawyers from ethics probes?