Man Killed, Woman Injured in Waller County Big Rig Crash on Interstate 10 at Pederson Road
Waller County, Texas (April 27, 2019) – A truck driver was killed, and another person was injured early Friday morning in a traffic accident in Waller County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. April 26, on westbound Interstate 10 at Pederson Road.
Troopers said a 59-year-old Nevada man was driving a truck, along with his 26-year-old female passenger, behind another truck when its trailer became disconnected, and the man crashed into it.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in stable condition.
The other driver, a 47-year-old man, and his passenger, a 49-year-old woman, were uninjured in the crash.
All westbound lanes of the freeway were closed following the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.