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Masika Kalysha’s estranged husband, Jamar Champ, killed in a wrong-way crash on Houston freeway
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jamar Champ, ex-husband of Masika Kalysha of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood, in a tragic head-on collision that took place just after midnight on Oct. 28. According to a Houston Police Department news release, a silver BMW, which was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes on the 6600 block of the Katy Freeway (West Interstate Highway 10), collided head-on with a silver Tesla Cybertruck. The fire was so intense that only the BMW was visible on the road; therefore, the Cybertruck must have hit the Freightliner 18-wheeler with great force to separate the part where the BMW was burning.
After the crash, the BMW caught fire, and then the Freightliner 18-wheeler was hit by the Cybertruck. Sgt. R. Dallas of HPD Vehicular Crimes Division and Officer R. Young informed.
The authorities are investigating the accident. More details and official statements are expected to be released shortly.
Masika Kalysha’s estranged husband Jamar Champ killed in wrong-way Houston freeway crash
According to Houston Police Department, Jamar Champ, 38, was the ex-husband of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood celebrity Masika Kalysha. They were separated. He died in a wrong-way collision. The authorities stated that the location of the accident was Katy Freeway (I-10) in Houston and that the incident took place after midnight.
A silver BMW was traveling westbound on Katy Freeway but was going the wrong way (eastbound) when it collided head-on with a silver Tesla Cybertruck. The BMW caught fire after the collision while the Cybertruck collided with a blue Freightliner 18-wheeler. The police have not disclosed the identity of the person who was in the BMW and died in the fire.
HPD mentioned that the truck driver was fine. The accident, however, led to the death of Champ, a former college football player who played a season at North Dakota State University in 2005, according to KVRR. Police told KHOU they would perform the autopsy to determine if the driver was under the influence; the investigation is still ongoing, and the police have not issued any other information.
Family pleads for privacy as authorities investigate fatal wrong‑way collision on I‑10
Masika Kalysha’s estranged husband, Jamar Champ, 38, was killed shortly after midnight Oct. 28 in a wrong‑way collision on the Katy Freeway (I‑10) in Houston. A silver BMW going westbound in the wrong way of an eastbound lanes hit a silver Tesla Cybertruck head‑on; the BMW then went up in flames and in the resulting crash, the Cybertruck hit a Freightliner 18‑wheeler. The BMW’s driver who was killed in the fire; the 18‑wheeler operator, however, was all right. Houston police identified Champ as one of the victims and said an autopsy will determine if he was impaired. The Vehicular Crimes Division is conducting the investigation.
Kalysha wrote on X that she had “the worst news of my life” and in an Instagram video, requested the media not to publish details so that she could tell her children first. Neither the authorities nor the family have made any statements apart from this.
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Masika Kalysha “in shambles” after estranged husband Jamar Champ died in accident
Kalysha, who tied the knot with Champ in 2021, with her and their 3‑year‑old daughter Amari dealing with the grief, asked for parallel privacy; the couple had been separated and had entered mediation last year.
Masika Kalysha in an Instagram video after the news of Jamar Champ’s death said “I am in shambles please respect my family and my children at this time.” The two tied the knot in 2021 and have a little girl Amari, who is 3 years old. In an Instagram Live in December 2023, Kalysha revealed that they had been separated for that year and indicated that in 2024 they were “going through mediation” with her ”soon‑to‑be‑ex‑husband.”
