Texas mom, 58, is killed during trip to post office to mail package to daughter in college

A Texas mother of two died after an SUV driven by an 84-year-old woman slammed into the front entrance of a post office, striking her.

Karen Keagen, 58, was in West Houston on Wednesday sending a package to her daughter who was at the University of North Texas.

But the SUV crashed into the main entrance of the Westheimer station location and pinned Keagen below, killing her.

Houston police believe the suspect was trying to park in a handicapped spot at the USPS store.

He then hit the accelerator instead of the brake, and the car slammed into the front door before hitting an interior wall in the lobby, fatally immobilizing Keagan.

Karen Keagen (pictured right), 58, was at the post office in West Houston on Wednesday sending a package to her daughter Larissa (pictured left), who was at the University of Northern California. Texas.

Suddenly, an SUV crashed into the main entrance of the Westheimer Station Post Office and pinned Keagen underneath, killing her.

Police believe the driver hit the accelerator instead of the brake and the SUV crashed through the front door before hitting an interior wall in the lobby and pinning Keagan.

Authorities believe the 84-year-old driver was trying to park in a handicapped spot at the USPS store.

The driver – who khou Reported lives in the Keagan neighborhood were not affected, authorities said, but Harris County is investigating his driving record.

ADA Sean Teare said: ‘We’re going to turn every stone. We’re going to look at everything involved in this to make sure it was exactly what it sounds like, a tragic accident.”

Click 2 Houston reported, however, that the driver is not expected to face charges related to the accident.

Coincidentally, she and Keagan lived in the same neighborhood.

Melody Celedon, Keagan’s daughter, spoke of her mother on Friday: ‘I just love her. She is the best person I know. She’s the one I talk to every day. Like she texts him about everything.

Keagan worked at Chapelwood United Methodist Church, his home church, for the last five years of his life.

Melody Celedon, Keagan’s daughter, spoke of her mother on Friday: ‘I just love her. She is the best person I know. She’s the one I talk to every day. Like she texted him about everything

The driver, who KHOU says lives in the Keagan neighborhood, was not affected, authorities said, but Harris County is investigating his driving record.

He was concerned that the victim was his mother because he knew she was at the post office at the time delivering mail to his sister, Larissa.

Larissa posted a tribute to Keagan on Facebook, writing: “If anyone really knew me or my sister, they would know that our mother is our whole world, and we were hers.”

‘The pain I’m feeling from this is like nothing I’ve ever felt before. I am heartbroken and have no words or space to fully comprehend this.

Keagan worked at Chapelwood United Methodist Church, his home church, for the last five years of his life.