Amber Mauceli, 35, was found dead along a road in Humble, Texas, early Friday morning after being struck by a U-Haul truck. Her boyfriend, Bobby Joe McCullah Jr., 35, has since been arrested and charged with murder in connection with her death.
The deadly incident happened around 5:15 a.m. on Friday, November 13, along the 14300 block of Ravendale Road, near Old Humble and Homestead roads. Harris County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area after receiving a report of a woman lying in the roadway after being hit by a vehicle.
When deputies arrived, they found Mauceli unresponsive. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. What began as an early-morning emergency call quickly turned into a homicide investigation.
Investigators learned that Mauceli and her boyfriend, McCullah, had reportedly been arguing outside shortly before the incident. Witnesses told investigators they heard the couple arguing just minutes before the 911 call was made.
A witness also reportedly saw a U-Haul truck strike Mauceli before the driver left the scene. Investigators subsequently focused their attention on McCullah, who was identified as her boyfriend.
Authorities later located McCullah and took him into custody. He was arrested and charged with murder in connection with Mauceli’s death. He has been booked into the Harris County Jail.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case as an intimate partner homicide. However, investigators have not publicly established the motive behind the incident, and the circumstances surrounding the fatal encounter remain under investigation.
For Mauceli’s family, the investigation comes after a devastating loss. A woman who was alive just hours earlier was gone, leaving loved ones to deal with her sudden death while authorities work to establish exactly what happened.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).