HOUSTON – One person was killed Wednesday in a crash on Interstate 10 East Freeway on the east side of Houston.
The crash was reported at 8:15 a.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway between McCarty Street and Mercury Drive.
Houston police said 19-year-old Edwin Alexi Granados Melgar was injured in the crash died at a hospital.
Video from Sky 2 showed a black Jeep had slammed into the back of a tan-colored car. The back of the car was destroyed.
Police asked drivers to avoid the area. Sky 2 video showed that the eastbound lanes of I-10 were closed near the Interstate 610 interchange.
The driver of the Jeep showed no signs of impairment, police said.
HPD is investigating a fatal crash at I10 eastbound between McCarty and Mercury that occurred at 8:15 this morning. One person is deceased at the hospital. Please avoid the area. #houtraffic #HouNews
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) August 29, 2018