A driver is dead Monday overnight after police said they found the crashed-out vehicle in a ditch in north Houston; speed and alcohol may have been a factor.
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Sgt. D. Rose with the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division said they found the car in a ditch on Fulton Street near Parker Road around 2:45 a.m. The unidentified driver was the only person inside the car when it happened, and police believe they were speeding before hitting trash cans, causing them to leave the roadway before crashing into a tree and falling into a ditch.
The driver died at the scene.
Sgt. Rose said the car’s speedometer was stuck at 80 miles per hour, likely because of the impact caused by the tree crash. Alcohol is also believed to be a factor due to cans of beer found inside the vehicle, but Sgt. Rose said the Medical Examiner will perform a toxicology report to confirm.
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No additional information has been shared, as of this writing, but an investigation into what happened continues.