BEAUMONT, Texas — A man and his dog died in a fiery crash in downtown Beaumont early Saturday morning.
The accident happened at 3 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 in the 1300 block of Park Street, Beaumont Police Sgt. Cody Guedry said in a news release. Officers who arrived at the scene found the car completely engulfed in flames, he said.
Investigators found the driver was traveling at high speed before he lost control of his car, then slammed into a building and another parked car on the northeast corner of Park Street and Blanchette Street.
Local musician Joshua Brantley said he was performing in the room next door when the car crashed into the Beaumont Jam Rooms. The impact knocked him out of his seat and some of his band's equipment was damaged, he said.
"The force of the impact threw equipment all over the room," Brantley said.
Justice of the Peace Ben Collins said the driver's dog was also killed in the crash.
Beaumont Police identified the driver as Bruce Wayne Green, Jr., 41.
The investigation is still ongoing, Guedry said.
(Editor's Note: A previous version of this story said that the building was vacant when the car crashed into it. We regret the error.)