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Wrong-Way Crash on Houston’s East Freeway Kills Driver, Critically Injures Woman

Investigators are working to confirm whether the wreck matches an earlier wrong-way report.

Overview

  • Police say a sports car traveling east in the westbound lanes of I-10 near Lockwood drifted into oncoming traffic and hit a Kia head-on just after midnight.
  • The sports car burst into flames and its male driver was trapped and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Houston firefighters.
  • The Kia’s driver, a woman, was found unconscious and was taken to Ben Taub Hospital in critical condition.
  • Investigators report the sports car had no license plate and will be impounded to recover its VIN to identify the driver and determine ownership.
  • HPD is reviewing a possible connection to an earlier wrong-way report on U.S. 59, and westbound lanes reopened after about 6:30 a.m.