SH105 has reopened after the crash that closed it close to 430pm on Saturday at Mt. Mariah. A Black male, identified as Cody Byrd, 23, of Navasota, was driving a black Volkswagen and came into the Fuel Maxx Chevron on SH 105 at Mt. Mariah. With at least 10 customers in the store making purchases or sitting in he dining area having their meal. the clerk at the counter and another worker in the back, he grabbed the plastic sales bins of Texas Lottery tickets and fled out the door. As he got into his vehicle, the store clerk was able to get a license number. Actually he didn’t need it. As the vehicle fled and turned out of the parking lot to head west on SH105 he struck a 2008 Ford Escape. The driver identified as Brent Sullivan, 46 of Navasota, Mary Greer, 54 of Navasota and two small children ages 5 and 7. He then attempted to flee the scene on foot but was tackled by several good Samaritans.
All the victims were taken to Conroe Regional Hospital. The robber was then transported to Houston with a possible broken neck. The other four have just been released from the hospital.
SH105 remained closed until 900pm as DPS investigated the crash and Montgomery County Sheriffs Office investigated the robbery. An massive oversize load with escorts got stuck behind the scenes and patiently waited for the road to reopen. Motorists were being rerouted through Dobbin. However several motorists thought they were special and decided to cut around all the fire trucks and patrol cars so they could get onto SH 105. Troopers had to stop what they were doing on several occasions to deal with these motorists.
The interesting thing was that if he had gotten away with the tickets and spent all his time scratching them off. He most likely would have had several winners. But when he would have gone to collect on them he would have given the bad news that the serial numbers were canceled right after the robbery.
According to the clerk, the male could be seen on video for almost 10 minutes, parked on the side of the building. He walked in, well dressed and without a word or displaying a weapon, reached across the counter and scooped up a bin of lottery tickets. From there he just walked out the door with them.
Byrd has a lengthy record including :
An arrest in 2008 by Magnolia Police for felony possession of a controlled substance. Possession of marijuana in 12009 by Houston Police
Fleeing from Bryan Police in 2010,
Resisting arrest by Navasota Police in July 2012,
Evading arrest by Grimes County DPS in February 2013,
Driving while license invalid by College Station Police in October of 2014
Driving while license invalid by Bryan Police in November 2014.
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