# Houston woman’s car sold for $10 after police crash broke her leg

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/speeding-texas-cop-smashed-into-womans-car-and-broke-her-leg-then-city-sold-her-wrecked-vehicle-for-just-10/
- Published: 2026-11-13T19:22:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:32:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290147/Speeding-Texas-cop-smashed-woman-car-broke-leg-city.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A Houston officer’s crash left Ezike injured.
- The city denied her compensation claim.
- Her car was auctioned for $10.

## Summary

Kimberly Ezike says a Houston police officer hit her car from behind in August 2024 as she was turning into a car park, leaving her with a broken leg and other injuries. The city denied her claim for vehicle damage and medical costs, citing legal immunity because the officer was responding to a burglary call.

Her car was held for investigation with personal belongings, including her mother’s ashes, inside, then classified as abandoned and sold at an HPD auction for $10; Ezike says she was waiting to retrieve it and received no sale proceeds. The officer was suspended for one day for failing to use caution, and Mayor John Whitmire apologised for the city’s claims handling and said he would review high-profile cases.

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