Man Killed after Tire Smashes into SUV on I-45 Downtown

Driver Killed in Interstate 45 Crash After Tire Gets Off Pickup Truck

Houston Texas (June 6, 2017) –  A driver was killed early Tuesday after a tire flew off a pickup truck and went into oncoming traffic, smashing into an SUV on I-45 in downtown Houston, Houston Police Department reported.
According to the Houston Police Department, the incident took place just before 6 a.m. today, when the tire broke off of an older Ford F-150 pickup that was heading southbound on 1-45 near San Jacinto. The tire bounced and flew over the middle concrete and struck an older Ford Explorer in the front windshield on the driver’s side. Police say the man driving the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.
The F-150 pickup that lost the tire came rest on the other side of the freeway on the shoulder. The driver of the F-150 remained at the scene and was questioned by the police before being released.
The crash shut down all northbound lanes of the Pierce Elevated/I-45 near Bagby for about three hours as officers investigated the incident.
The crash remains under investigation.
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