HIGHWAY 290

Part of Beltway 8 near Highway 290 was closed early Monday after a deadly crash involving a wrong-way driver and an 18-wheeler that was carrying mail for USPS, authorities said.

Family members have identified a woman who was killed in a late night crash in northwest Houston Thursday as a new mother and recent University of Houston graduate.

An overturned 18-wheeler on Highway 290 near Hollister is blocking several outbound lanes.

Police said they are investigating a hit-and-run that killed one person in northwest Houston Thursday.

An off-duty deputy constable sergeant with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office died in a crash late Friday, according to the Houston Police Department.

The far-left outbound lane of 290 was now a high occupancy vehicle lane from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday. So the times described appear as incorrect.”KPRC 2 contacted TxDOT and the spokesperson who oversees the 290 project said the signage is correct. “The HOV signage is correct. KPRC 2 asked our viewers on Facebook if they’ve seen the HOV signs on 290. “I’m in the Jersey Village area and I had to stop taking the HOV lane ... it’s confusing,” he said.

CYPRESS, Texas – Harris County sheriff’s deputies said they are investigating after a deadly crash on Highway 290 Monday. Deputies said the crash happened on Highway 290 near Huffmeister in Northwest Harris County around 2:54 a.m. According to HCSO, a female driver was critically injured in the crash and a man died. Deputies said the man, who they believe was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. All main lanes of 290 inbound were closed due to the fatal accident, deputies said.

CYPRESS, Texas – Traffic delays are underway after an 18-wheeler fell off the Highway 290 overpass in Cypress Thursday, according to Harris County sheriff’s deputies. Crews said they were called to the scene on US 290 near SH 99 and were told a tractor-trailer fell off the overpass. US 290/ SH99 Entrapment 12.17.20 Crews respond to a motor vehicle with entrapment on US 290 near SH 99 involving a tractor-trailer that reportedly fell off the overpass Thursday morning in Cypress. Fire crews extricated an adult male who was trapped inside the cab of the truck and EMS transported the patient in critical condition. The Harris County Sheriff's Office is on-scene investigating this incident.

Published: May 4, 2020, 5:33 pm Updated: May 4, 2020, 5:54 pmHOUSTON – A motorcyclist was involved in a fatal crash with an 18-wheeler Monday afternoon on the Northwest Freeway, Houston police said. The accident was reported around 3:45 p.m. on Highway 290 and Gessner Road. Police said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The scene is being investigated into how the accident happened. Police ask drivers to see alternate routes.

Two killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 290 near TidwellTwo people are dead after a truck driving the wrong way on US-290 slammed into another car, HPD investigators say. Two people are dead after a truck driving the wrong way on US-290 slammed into another car, HPD investigators say. Photo: On Scene Photo: On Scene Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Two killed in a wrong-way crash on Highway 290 near Tidwell 1 / 14 Back to GalleryTwo people are dead after a truck driving the wrong way on U.S. 290 slammed into a car, HPD investigators say. HPD officials said that they initially received a call about a truck driving the wrong way. The driver was pronounced dead on the scene, and the truck driver was transported to a hospital where he later died.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A woman found shot to death in a northwest Houston motel overnight may have been pregnant.Houston police received information that someone was shot to death inside a room at the HomeTowne Studios in the 5900 block of Guhn Road near Highway 290 and Tidwell.Investigators say that just after 2 a.m. Monday a man flagged down an officer at the Tinseltown movie theater. He told police he heard there was a woman who had been shot multiple times in room 239.During a welfare check, authorities found a woman who is believed to be around 30 years old. Officers say people who knew her have said she may have been around seven months pregnant. They didn't hear anything. No one reported anything suspicious to them up until this point when patrol units responded," said HPD Homicide Division Sgt.

WALLER, Texas - A 12-year-old girl is brain dead after a major car accident in northwest Harris County near Waller late last week. According to authorities, the accident happened around 4:40 a.m. Friday on Knebel Road near Stokes Road. A 12-year-old girl who was in the truck was ejected and was found submerged in water, deputies said. According to authorities, two victims -- a 15-year-old female front seat center passenger and a 15-year-old male right front seat passenger -- also had to be transported via LifeFlight. The driver and the back left passenger, who was a 21-year-old man, was driving to Memorial Hermann in The Woodlands.

After a rush-hour car crash shut down part of Highway 290 in Houston, a woman stripped off her clothes and sat on top of the cab of a big rig truck. It took authorities over an hour to get her down from the cab of the truck.