Tejano Star Emilio Navaira Critical After Crash

Posted Mar 23rd 2008 1:01PM by TMZ Staff

Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira was critically injured after his band's bus crashed in Houston.

Navaira and his band Rio had performed at a Houston nightclub on Saturday night. Cops say around 5:00 AM Sunday the band's bus slammed into traffic barrels on Interstate 610 northbound in Bellaire, a posh area west of downtown Houston.

Navaira is currently in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital. His brother Raul was also injured in the wreck, along with several other members of the band.

The 45-year-old Navaira and Rio have released more than a dozen albums. "Acuerdate" won the 2003 Grammy for best Tejano album.

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46. PRAYING 4 YOU EMILIO LUV YOU AND UR GONNA PULL THRU...UR FAN

BETH

Posted at 3:36AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Beth Guarneri

47. Quit with some of the negative remarks because the bottom line is he is not just a great Tejano singer, but a country one too!! Hey he is a grammy winner and most of us never get that in a life time.... I will be praying for him... That could be any one of us so I would watch how I say things if I was u... Get better Emilio!!!!!

Posted at 3:42AM on Mar 24th 2008 by TG

48. #12... if we aint hispanic, we really dont care who he is....silly mexicans think you can all sing....enough swapmeet music already!

Posted at 4:37AM on Mar 24th 2008 by hater

49. Hey hater why don't you go back home to another planet because you're seriously out numbered here. Your comments show that you don't deserve to be a member of the human race. I'd tell you to go back to where you're ancestors came from but it's very obvious by you're ignorant and heartless statements that they probably would deny you, wouldn't accept you and would be thoroughly ashamed of you. It's best that you go back to a planet full of aliens since that has to be a part of your DNA. You're losing this battle. DNA=Don't Know Anything.

Posted at 9:18AM on Mar 24th 2008 by HUMAN RACE

50. Emilio is a Tejano singer artist! very popular around the South area. I had the oppurtunity to meet & see him performed in Phoenix & Las Vegas! he really gets down with he's music! I wish him speedy recovery.

Posted at 9:54AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Tejano Fan in AZ

51. Emilio is a Tejano King. The tejano community would not be the same without him. Next to SELENA he had alot to do with brining us excellent tejano music. I have had the privelage of being able to see him at the HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO and it was amazing. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family, IT would be a GREAT loss if he didnt pull threw. Houstonians are sending their best wishes in hope for a speedy recovery. We CAN NOT loose our TEJANO KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best wishes Emilio y Grupo Rio you are and always will be one of the BEST!

Posted at 9:57AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Houstonian-Tejano Proud

52. We were stuck in the traffic for two hours yesterday due to this accident. I've never heard of him, but I hate to hear about this happening to anyone. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Posted at 10:13AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Sofia5

53. Thank you to all who are being kind and sympathetic, and the rest of you, learn some decency and manners. This is a very sad and heart breaking time for everybody who loves Emilio and his band members.

Posted at 10:32AM on Mar 24th 2008 by pura tejana

54. pobre emilio,hope he makes it.

Posted at 10:35AM on Mar 24th 2008 by rob

55. I just want to wish all band members a speedy recovery and may God heal the Navaira family's hurt....my condolences to the family

Posted at 10:44AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Terri C

56. He played at Sombrero Festival this year... awsome, awsome, awsome! So sorry to hear about something like this happening. Our prayers are with Emilio, his brother and thier family.

Posted at 10:48AM on Mar 24th 2008 by Patsy

57. We (la nueva onda) were goiong to open his next show in California. We are big fans and hope everything turns out for the better.

Posted at 11:18AM on Mar 24th 2008 by aggie007

58. Dude, I live in Houston and know this singer, he was pretty Bas A$$ back in the day.
Glad I wasn't driving on that freeway at that time.
I may show up at the hospital and sing him that duet he did with Selena and make him feel better!
Get well Emilio, shooot it!

Posted at 11:57AM on Mar 24th 2008 by kika_rox

59. We hope that everyone on the bus will be OK. When you live on these Buses like we do, you always hate to hear of such events. We had a great time playing with you guys in Brownsville,TX a few weeks ago.

Posted at 12:05PM on Mar 24th 2008 by Mark Chesnutt & The New South Band

60. Hope he gets better soon, i'm still not over selinas death. And as a black woman i love tejano music.!

Posted at 12:31PM on Mar 24th 2008 by sunny

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