Paul Victor

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: 25-954-C Version Type: VERSION 11/24/2025 3:04 Report Date: Status: Submitted PM Agency/Facility Information Houston Police 1200 Travis, 16th Agency Name: Agency Address: Dept. Floor Agency City: Houston Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 77002 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: J. Noe Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Diaz Reporter Name: Angeline Grimes Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Paul Middle Name: Last Name: Victor Suffix: Date of Birth: 9/7/1966 Sex: Male Black or African Race: American Age At Time Of Death: 59 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 10/25/2025 7:00 Incident: AM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 10/25/2025 7:13 Death Date and Time: AM Manner / Cause of Death Has a medical examiner or coroner conducted an evaluation to determine a cause of death? Medical Examiner/Coroner Yes, results are Evaluation?: available What was the manner of death? (select only one) Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Manner of Death: Accidental Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Asphyxia due to obstruction of airway by food bolus Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Not Applicable If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Who caused the death?: Decedent If a weapon caused the death, what type of weapon caused the death? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of weapon that caused Not Applicable death?: Was the cause of death the result of a pre-existing medical condition or did the decedent develop the condition after admission? Not Applicable; cause of death was Pre existing medical accidental injury, condition?: intoxication, suicide or homicide If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Means of Death: Vehicle accident Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 5500 Guadalupe Street Address: City: Houston Street County: Harris Zip: 77016 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Roadway/highway/street/sidewalk What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Police Custody Type of Custody: (pre-booking) Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Custody of Law Enforcement Personnel during/fleeing arrest What was the time and date of the deceased's entry into the law enforcement facility where the death occurred (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Entry Date Time: Entry Date Time N/A: Where did the death occur? Death Location: Scene of incident General Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: No What were the most serious offense(s) with which the deceased was (or would have been) charged with at the time of death? Offense 1: Evading Arrest or Detention Offense 2: Obstructing Highway or Other Passage Offense 3: Not filed at time of Were the Charges:: death What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of Offense: Other, specify Type of Offense, Other: Obstructing Highway or Other Passage At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent display or use a weapon? Decedent display/use of No weapons: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Attempt to Injure Others?: Unknown At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- drugs): Unknown Make suicidal statements?: No Exhibit any mental health Unknown Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown problems?: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Barricade self or initiate Resist being handcuffed or No No standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's No No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No Yes including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession No officer's weapon: Was the deceased under restraint in the time leading up to the death or the events causing the death? Under Restraint: No Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On Saturday October 25, 2025, at approximately 7:00 am, a 59-year-old male (Decedent Paul Victor) was killed in a single vehicle collision at the 5500 block of Guadalupe Street. Moments before the collision, Houston Police Department Northeast patrol officers located this same vehicle stopped in a moving lane of traffic and noticed the driver asleep at the wheel. After trying to make contact with the driver, a brief pursuit ensued wherein the decedent sped down Guadalupe Street, colliding with multiples parked vehicles, and fixed objects. Shortly after the collision, officers located the decedent laying unresponsive in a nearby ditch. He was transported by the Houston Fire Department to a local hospital with numerous injuries and was pronounced deceased. No other individuals are believed to have been inside the vehicle. No officers were injured during this incident. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences completed an autopsy and determined the means of death as Accident and the cause of death as Asphyxia due to obstruction of airway by food bolus. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 6