Wrong-way driver killed, another hospitalized after head-on collision in SE Houston
Wrong-way driver killed, another hospitalized after head-on collision in SE Houston (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – A head-on collision in southeast Houston late Thursday night claimed one driver’s life and sent another to the hospital.
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It happened a little after 11 p.m. when the Houston Police Department said a driver going the opposite direction in the westbound lanes of Highway 225 over Goodyear crashed head-on with another vehicle.
Wrong-way driver killed, another hospitalized after head-on collision in SE Houston (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) The wrong-way driver has only been described as a man in his 20s or 30s who died upon impact before his vehicle caught fire. The other vehicle’s driver was sent to a nearby trauma center, where police said they are expected to survive.
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No additional details were shared on what factors may have led up to the crash but an investigation into what happened continues.
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