Man Charged After Eight Injured in Sugar Land Crash; Driver's BAC Nearly Twice Legal Limit

SUGAR LAND, Texas - According to the Sugar Land Police Department, the Sugar Land Police Department responded to a major automobile crash at the intersection of State Highway 6 and Williams Trace Boulevard. Upon arrival, officers found an SUV carrying a family of seven overturned and on fire. Officers immediately initiated rescue efforts, pulling out a badly burned child, applying a tourniquet to a victim, and removing another trapped passenger. All seven occupants of the SUV and one individual from a second vehicle were transported to hospitals by Sugar Land EMS.

Eugene Ndikum MugshotPhoto bySugarland Police Department

Investigators determined Eugene Ndikum was driving the SUV when he ran a red light, causing the crash. A search warrant was obtained for Ndikum's blood, and testing by the DPS lab revealed his blood alcohol concentration was nearly twice the legal limit of .08.

The crash occurred back on December 12, 2023. On June 6, 2024, Eugene Ndikum was indicted by a Grand Jury and arrested by Sugar Land Police for Felony Intoxication Assault.