Wrong-way driver kills woman on Eastex Freeway, HPD says

HOUSTON – A wrong-way driver, riding with two minors, crashed head-on into an SUV, killing a woman, police said.

Investigators said a driver in a Chevrolet Silverado was going southbound in the northbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway near Aldine Bender just after 3 a.m. Sunday.

Police said the driver crashed head-on into a white SUV, killing the woman driver.

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The driver of the pickup truck suffered a broken leg.

A 14-year-old and a 6-year-old inside the pickup truck had minor injuries but are expected to recover.

Police said the wrong-way driver may have been intoxicated, but an investigation is underway.