12-Year-Old’s Father Charged With Homicide After Police Said She Drove Into a Man and His Dog

Tomas Mejia Tol, 42, was charged with homicide and endangering a child for allegedly letting his 12-year-old drive, resulting in the death of a pedestrian. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said he is an illegal immigrant and detained him after he was released on bond. Houston Police Department

The father of a 12-year-old girl who was behind the wheel and allegedly ran into a man and a dog, killing both, has been arrested and charged with homicide.

The 12-year-old girl was driving a black Ford Explorer at around 4:25 p.m. at the Wilshire Apartments on Aug. 15, a Houston Police Department spokesman told The Epoch Times, with the father in the passenger seat.