HOUSTON—Funeral arrangements have been made for prominent Houston attorney John O'Quinn who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Allen Parkway Thursday. His assistant also died in the crash.

On Tuesday, there will be a visitation for O’Quinn from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at George H. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home. It is located at 1010 Bering Drive.

The public is invited to attend.

Wednesday morning at 11, O’Quinn’s funeral service will be held at the Second Baptist Church in the 6400 block of Woodway.

There is no word yet on if the service is open to the public.

Police said the SUV O'Quinn, 68, was driving lost control, jumped the curb, went airborne and crashed into a tree on the eastbound service road.

Both O’Quinn and his passenger, Johnny Cutliff, died at the scene. Police say they were not wearing seatbelts.

A witness told 11 News the SUV appeared to be moving at a high rate of speed when it lost control.

She and a friend rushed to the crash site to help, but she said it was too late.

Investigators were looking at weather and speed as possible factors in the crash.

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TxDOT stats indicate there have been 72 accidents on Allen Parkway through August of this year. 

That’s already more than the 61 accidents recorded last year.

O’Quinn, founder of the firm, made a name for himself handling plaintiff’s litigation, including lawsuits against breast implant manufacturers and tobacco companies.

More recently, he represented Anna Nicole Smith’s mother, Virgie Arthur, in a battle over the fate of the body of the late actress.