Autopsy shows death of the driver who crashed into a Deer Park pipeline was ruled a suicide because of his past mental health issues
Alison Young
Alison is Houston Landing’s associate editor for investigations and an investigative reporter specializing in health, environmental and consumer issues. Her work has revealed safety lapses at biological research labs, food manufacturers and nursing homes; hazards in municipal water systems and near-forgotten lead factories. She is a past president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the former Washington, D.C., program director for the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In 2023 she published “Pandora’s Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk.” She has a journalism degree from the University of Kansas.
She has reported for USA Today, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau, Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic and the Dallas Times Herald. Her journalism honors include three Gerald Loeb Awards, three Scripps Howard Awards and a duPont-Columbia Award.
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Driver in Deer Park pipeline explosion died in act of suicide, medical examiner says
Jonathan McEvoy Sr., who was driving the white Lexus SUV that veered out of a Walmart parking lot before crashing through a chain-link fence and into the above-ground pipeline
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Texas Medical Board alleges supervision issue during a surgery at Houston Methodist hospital
Two recent cases allege Texas Medical Center teaching hospitals didn’t adequately supervise trainee doctors during surgeries.
Posted inEnvironment
Houston has lots of pipelines. Here’s how to locate lines near you and help make them safer.
Houston has lots of pipelines carrying hazardous chemicals and gases. Experts give advice on how to identify and reduce pipeline risks near you.
Posted inInvestigations
Pipeline crashes put Houston residents at risk of dangerous leaks, explosions
Since 2019, vehicles have crashed into 36 hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines in Texas and nationwide causing leaks, fires and explosions.
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Across Texas, U.S. vehicles crash into pipelines, spark explosions, fires, gas leaks
After an SUV caused a pipeline explosion in Deer Park, Houston Landing reviewed dozens of incidents nationwide where vehicles crashed into pipelines.
Posted inEnvironment
Deer Park mayor says deadly pipeline explosion and fire ‘wasn’t an accident’
The family of Jonathan McEvoy, Sr. said he would never have intentionally crashed into the pipeline
Posted inEnvironment
Want to know about lead in your drinking water? Now you can get the facts
Lead pipes: What water system reviews found at homes and businesses in Houston, Galveston, Sugar Land, Baytown and La Porte
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Lead pipe risk remains unknown at thousands of Houston and Texas homes, despite EPA deadline
Despite EPA deadline, water utilities in Houston and Texas don’t know whether lead pipes deliver drinking water to thousands of homes and businesses.
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How to protect yourself and your family from lead water pipes
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 9 million homes and other buildings nationwide – including about 380,000 in Texas – receive drinking water through lead service lines. The problem has long been that nobody knows where they all are. These lead pipes, as well as other galvanized pipes that may be contaminated with lead, […]