1 Killed in Houston Two-Vehicle Crash on North Freeway near 2920
Houston, Texas (October 30, 2018) – One person was killed early Monday morning in a wrong-way crash on a freeway in Houston, according to a local news source.
The fatal crash happened at around 2:30 a.m. October 29, on I-45 the North Freeway near 2920.
Police said a Mustang was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of the freeway when it crashed into a semi-truck for unknown reasons.
First responders found the 18-wheeler and the Mustang blocking the left lanes of the freeway with catastrophic damage.
The impact tore the Mustang in half. The driver of the Mustang, a man, died at the scene. The semi-truck driver was uninjured in the crash.
Police said during the investigation a second driver, a woman, crashed in the area. She tried to flee but was stopped and taken into custody on suspicion of DUI.
The freeway was blocked, but it was later reopened.
The crash remains under investigation.