1 dead after crash involving sedan, 18-wheeler cab in Energy Corridor, police sa

HOUSTON – One person is dead after a crash in west Houston, officials said.

According to authorities, a DPS Trooper drove up on the crash around 3 a.m. Friday at the Highway 6 and I-10 underpass.

Police initially said the accident appeared to be a head-on collision, but after futher investigation, they learned the driver of the sedan t-boned the 18-wheeler cab.

The sedan was going eastbound on the feeder at Highway 6 and the 18-wheeler going eastbound on I-10 when the accident happened, police said.

Officers said the impact caused the 18-wheeler cab to turn 180 degrees. The driver of the sedan was killed in the crash, authorities said.

Investigators are still working to determine who was at fault and if alcohol may have played a factor in the crash. The do believe speed was a factor.