Driver killed after fiery crash into tree near Hobby Airport

A driver died overnight Friday after crashing into a tree near Hobby Airport, causing it to catch fire.

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Details are limited as it’s an active investigation, but officers with the Houston Police Department were called around 2 a.m. to Clearwood and Hollock off Gulf Fwy a little before 2:30 a.m.

That’s where they found a car on fire after crashing into a tree. The unidentified driver was the car’s sole occupant and was found dead in the fiery crashed-out car.

No additional details have been shared, as of this writing, but police will share more information as their investigation continues.