Family, attorneys to hold news conference Tuesday at 11 a.m. CT in Houston
HOUSTON (July 6, 2026) – Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will join the family of Zion Branch at a news conference Tuesday, alongside co-counsel Sam Taylor of The Lanier Law Firm. Attorney Crump, Taylor, and the family will discuss their demand for answers about how a pickup truck was able to crash through the storefront of the Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery where the 19-year-old worked, killing her at the sales counter.
On June 30, the truck crashed through the entrance of the Atascocita bakery, struck a customer, and hit Zion near the counter. She died at the scene. According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the driver told deputies his foot slipped off the brake and pressed the accelerator as he attempted to park in a stall directly in front of the store.
Zion, a 2025 graduate of Sconzo Early College High School in Humble, had recently been accepted to the University of Houston-Downtown and was preparing for the next chapter of her life. She took the job at the bakery to learn the business side of baking and was saving money for school, with the dream of one day opening a bakery of her own. Her family has questions about the driver’s actions and whether protective barriers or other safety measures in the parking area could have prevented her death.
WHO:
Family of Zion Branch
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Sam Taylor
WHEN:
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
11 a.m. CT
WHERE:
The Lanier Law Firm
10940 W. Sam Houston Parkway N.
Houston, Texas 77064
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MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected]
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
