Driver Critically Injured in La Porte Wrong Way Crash on Fred Hartman Bridge
La Porte, Texas( June 16, 2017) – A wrong-way driver was critically injured in a crash that prompted the closure of Fred Hartman Bridge Friday morning in La Porte, according to a local news source.
The incident took place just after midnight on Highway 146 down the southbound lanes of Fred Hartman Bridge.
A red Honda Civic was traveling northbound on the southbound side of Highway 146. When the wrong-way driver entered the bridge, the car struck a white Chevrolet Suburban, authorities said.
According to the report, the wrong-way driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. The Suburban driver was not injured.
According to La Porte Office of Emergency Management, all the lanes were reopened at 5:50 a.m.
An investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
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