Former Clear Creek ISD teacher accused of having relationship with student

  LEAGUE CITY, TX (KTRK) -- A former Clear Creek ISD teacher is facing allegations she had a sexual relationship with one of her students.

Stephanie Raleen Forbes, 40, was arrested Thursday afternoon in the 300 block of Sorrelwood Dr. in League City on charges of sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator and student, according to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.

Detectives say they launched an investgation last month after Clear Creek ISD officials were notified of allegations that Forbes had an ongoing sexual relationship with a student. She resigned from the district after detectives launched an investigation into the accusations.

Forbes was released from the Galveston County Jail after she posted a $20,000 bond.

The investigation is ongoing.
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Caney Creek student accused in deadly DUI

CONROE, TX (KTRK) -- On the eve of prom weekend, a Caney Creek High School student is in jail. He's accused of doing something that killed a classmate.

The senior and star baseball player who would be getting ready for prom, is now charged with drinking, doing drugs and causing the death of one of his classmates.

At 2am on March 14, DPS troopers found a mangled 2002 Saturn. Inside of it were two teenagers. The driver was 18-year-old Daniel Freund. His passenger was 16-year-old Hallie McDonald.

"If it wasn't for God, I wouldn't get through this, I wouldn't get through it at all," said McDonald's grandmother, Donna Kisner.

Investigators say Freund was speeding southbound on 1485. He missed a curve, ran off the road and slid into a pole. McDonald did not survive.

"A sample of his blood was taken to the Department of Public Safety for evidentary purposes," prosecutor Andrew James said.

DPS records just released show Freund was drunk at the time of the crash. His blood alcohol level was at .11 percent. And he tested positive for two drugs, including marijuana.

We asked the boy's father his thoughts on the charge against his son.

"We don't have any comments right now, sorry," he said.

And while McDonald's grandparents call the news bittersweet, they say it's time someone pays the price for the loss of their precious granddaughter.

"His parents they must be going through a hard time. They've got to be, and I really feel for them," Kisner said. "We're not gonna have her. We're never gonna have her until we pass over and go see her."

Freund is charged with intoxication manslaughter. His bond is set at $100,000.

Late Friday night, attorney Doug Atkinson, who says he's representing Freund, issued the following statement to Eyewitness News

"Our criminal justice system is set up to protect the rights of all those accused. We ask that no one rush to judgement as all the facts are not yet known. We have been retained to represent Daniel, however, at this time we have not been given access to the State's evidence.

"We send our heartfelt condolences to Halie's family in their time of grief. While we realize that nothing can replace the loss they have endured we ask that the public give the justice system time to develop and scrutinize all the facts and evidence in this case.

"We will do our very best to defend our client and at the same time be respectful of the loss the family has endured. This case is truly a tragedy for everyone involved."

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Teens find man's body in creek

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man's body was found Thursday afternoon in Faulkey Gully in northwest Harris County.

Two teens were walking in the area near Jones Road and Louetta found the body and called 9-1-1. Investigators say the victim appears to be in his 20s. His name hasn't been released.

Right now, they aren't sure how he ended up in the water or if foul play was involved.

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One killed, one injured when van falls into creek

 A ladder truck had to be used to pull this van out of the creek. One was killed in the accident.

WILLIS, TX (KTRK) -- One person was killed and another was recovering in the hospital Sunday after a van crashed into Caney Creek overnight.

It happened around 8:30pm Saturday on County Line Rd. outside Willis in Montgomery County.

Authorities said a man and woman were inside a mini van headed west on County Line Rd. toward Caney Creek when they lost control on a curve. The driver overcorrected and hit a guardrail, then the van left the road.

The vehicle flew about eight feet off the roadway, then fell about 30 feet into the creek.

Emergency personnel had difficulty getting to the victims, officials said. A North Montgomery Country Fire Department ladder truck was used to get them out of the submerged van.

Officials said the male driver was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. The female passenger died at the scene.

According to investigators, it appeared the man was wearing a seatbelt, but the woman was not.

The crash remains under investigation.

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