Shocking Hit-and-Run: Prosecutor Crashes Audi into Nissan and Flees the Scene

A prominent Texas prosecutor is facing serious allegations after reportedly being involved in a hit-and-run incident, according to local authorities.

Jennifer Lowery, who previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, is accused of crashing her Audi into another vehicle and then leaving the scene. She has been charged with felony failure to stop and render aid following the incident involving Gabriel Fonseca in Houston last Thursday.

The collision occurred around 8 p.m. as Fonseca was driving along Memorial Drive, heading to a park after attending a church service. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Lowery’s vehicle hitting Fonseca’s car on the driver’s side.

The footage captures Lowery’s blue Audi crossing an intersection at the moment of impact, resulting in the loss of her front bumper.

Despite the collision, Fonseca managed to drive his car to a nearby parking lot and alerted emergency services by calling 911.

‘She didn’t even check to see if I was dead,’ he told ABC 13 Houston. ‘It’s a selfish and cowardly thing to do, to hit someone and run away without even being concerned.’

The shaken driver was left to fend for himself.  

‘I couldn’t open the door, so I crawled out.’ 

Lowery fled the scene, with surveillance footage showing she only stayed for around two and a half minutes. 

Jennifer Lowery, a former US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, was arrested on Monday after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident 

Lowery allegedly hit Gabriel Fonseca’s vehicle and then fled the scene

She has been charged with felony failure to stop and render aid

Meanwhile, a witness, Trace Marshall, who was out walking his dog at the time, ran to help Fonseca. Later, while he was completing his walk, he saw Lowery allegedly park her car at her $395,000 home on Sandman Street, court documents said. 

Marshall said he saw a blonde woman driving the vehicle, court documents, viewed by the Daily Mail, said. 

Police officers later observed the vehicle parked in the driveway, which had significant front-end damage and was leaking fluids. 

They were approached by Lowery’s attorney husband, Matthew Willis, who allegedly confirmed his wife had been involved in the accident but said she would not be providing a statement, court documents said. 

Willis told officers his wife had called him after the crash to tell him what happened. Willis had then traveled to the crash site to observe the crash debris, court documents said. 

Lowery was arrested on Monday at her home, according to ABC 13 Houston. 

Fonseca was unaware that the woman who hit him was a former top prosecutor until afterward, but he found her profession ‘ironic.’ 

‘Her career is holding people accountable,’ he told the outlet. 

Fonseca had to crawl out of the car as he was unable to open the door. ‘She didn’t even check to see if I was dead,’ he said 

Lowery was arrested at her home on Sandman Street 

Lowery has worked for SDTX since 2008 and has been with the DOJ since 2000, the agency said.

While with SDTX, she has served as a US attorney for the major offenders and the fraud and organized crime drug enforcement task force sections, the DOJ said.

She currently serves as a senior litigation counsel.

She was initially appointed as Acting US Attorney in February 2021 after Ryan Patrick resigned, the DOJ said.

Prior to her time at the DOJ, she worked as an assistant criminal district attorney for Jefferson County, according to her LinkedIn.

The US Attorney’s office declined to comment on her employment status when contacted by the Daily Mail, stating it ‘does not provide details about SDTX personnel.’

‘I do not have any information to provide as to your inquiry at this time,’ spokesperson Angela Dodge said.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Lowery, her attorney, and Fonseca for comment.