Authorities have identified Deer Park resident Jonathan McEvoy as the individual involved in the recent La Porte pipeline fire. The cause of the blaze that involved McEvoy's 2022 Lexus NX350 is still under active investigation.

The driver of the SUV that investigators believe caused the Deer Park pipeline fire earlier this month has been identified as a 51-year-old La Porte man.

DEER PARK, Texas – The human remains inside the car at the center of Deer Park’s pipeline explosion has been identified Monday. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office was able to complete testing of the recovered remains and through the use of radiography comparison, identified the driver as 51-year-old Jonathan McEvoy, of Deer Park.

Authorities have identified Deer Park resident Jonathan McEvoy as the individual involved in the recent La Porte pipeline fire.