Overview
- An oversized truck struck an overpass at the U.S. 59/Highway 288 split just after midnight, dropping hay bales across southbound lanes.
- Crews worked to remove roughly 900 to 1,100 pounds of hay while closures near Downtown Houston triggered delays exceeding 80 minutes.
- Around 3 a.m., a Volvo driver broke through barricades at the scene and crashed into a patrol car with an officer inside.
- The officer was taken to Memorial Hermann with minor, non-life-threatening injuries, according to Houston police.
- Houston TranStar reported the freeway was cleared later Monday morning, and investigators are reviewing the overpass strike and the suspected impaired-driving crash as the driver remains unidentified after reportedly admitting to drinking.