On Monday, Harris County court officials confirmed a criminal court judge who has been on the bench since 2019 died a day after an ABC13 source said a crash on Sunday afternoon killed the 228th Criminal District justice.
The Administrative Office of the Harris County District Courts released a statement about Judge Frank Aguilar’s “untimely passing” and paid tribute to his career.
“Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family. First elected to the 228th Criminal District Court in 2018, he will be remembered by his colleagues for his unwavering fairness, smile, and attentive ear. We ask that the general public – and the media – respect his family’s privacy in this time,” the courts said in a statement.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences also confirmed Aguilar’s death shortly after the courts’ statement, though his cause of death was not listed.
According to the Houston Police Department, the 66-year-old Agular was driving a white Jeep Rubicon northbound on the Highway 288 service road at about 4:35 p.m. when he and a 57-year-old woman in a passenger seat veered off the roadway and hit a wooden utility pole.