HOUSTON – A man is dead after his vehicle struck a tree and split in half in southwest Houston Friday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.
HPD responded to reports of a major crash in the 7000 block of S. Gessner around 2:45 a.m.
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Officers said when they arrived at the scene, they found a single sedan that crashed into a tree.
According to investigators, the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and left the roadway. The sedan then struck a tree, HPD said.
Police said the car was split in half due to the impact of the crash.
The driver, who was described by police as a Hispanic male, was reportedly the only occupant in the car. He was trapped inside the car and needed to be extricated, investigators said.
Officers said one person witnessed the crash.