A mother died Tuesday morning after police say she was hit by a possible drunk driver who ran a red light in west Houston.
Six years after KPRC 2 Investigates first raised concerns about deadly dangers along the Grand Parkway, those warnings are resurfacing following a tragic wrong-way crash that left three people dead and a 3-year-old child as the only survivor.
Investigators said the car slid along the barricade for a little while before its wheel and suspension broke off and continued skidding down the roadway before coming to a stop.De
Deputies said a man in the crash died at the scene, while a woman was airlifted to a hospital, where investigators said she succumbed to her injuries.
HPD confirmed the southbound lanes have been shut down at Spur 5 and are expected to remain closed while officers conduct their investigation.
Deputies said a woman driving a red Mustang had her car rear-ended by a truck, sending her into oncoming traffic before getting into a head-on crash with another truck hauling a trailer.
Investigators said a car flipped, caught fire, and pinned a person inside the vehicle. One of the occupants died, while another was able to be rescued, and a deputy suffered a minor burn trying to get them out.
Investigators said that deputies attempted to pull the driver of the F-150 over, but they sped off, running multiple red lights, until the driver crashed into a white Lexus that was traveling eastbound.
Authorities are investigating a deadly crash in southwest Houston, where one driver is being questioned for possibly driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning.
Deputies said the motorcyclist went over the ramp on Hwy 99 and died upon impact. The ramp was shut down as a result while authorities investigate the deadly crash.
A woman was struck and killed by multiple vehicles while walking in the southbound lane of Highway 6 on Thursday night in west Harris County.
Drivers in East Houston were stuck in gridlock for hours after a deadly crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck.
A witness called the Houston Police Department about a body in the roadway, where investigators found the unidentified man, believed to be homeless, dead in the street, and treating it as a deadly hit-and-run crash while looking for the accused driver.
A person is dead, and another has been seriously injured after crashing their car early Monday morning into a concrete base under a freeway sign, trapping the two of them inside.
Harris County deputies say it happened on Homestead near Winfield Road, where a vehicle went off the overpass, killing a woman.
Houston police said the driver (for unspecified reasons) left the roadway before crashing into a tree in the median, causing it to catch fire and killing both occupants inside.
Investigators have not released a motive for what factors played a role in the deadly crash, but said it caused part of the roadway to shut down as a result.
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers are investigating a deadly crash involving a train and a commercial motor vehicle on County Road 315 in Wharton County.
Investigators say a woman, possibly unhoused, was crossing onto the Eastex Freeway onramp going southbound just before Hopper Road when another driver on the feeder but getting on the onramp hit and killed her.
Court records show Isiah Martinez, 20, was arrested on charges including failure to stop and render aid (involving death) and driving while intoxicated.
A man was arrested Thursday evening after he confessed to running over a woman who jumped out of his truck in west Harris County, but authorities are still trying to piece together how the event unfolded.
Preliminary investigations showed the man was arguing with another driver before shots were fired. While he tried to flee, deputies say he crashed into a tree.
A man died late Sunday night after authorities say the driver crashed his truck on the North Freeway, causing it to catch fire and trapping him inside.
Houston police said officers with Memorial Village PD tried pulling over the driver on two separate occasions on the same day, but the second time he ran several lights and crashed into two vehicles before his car caught fire.
Initial reports from HPD is a total of five cars were involved in the crash, scattered across I-45, so they have shut down all northbound lanes and are diverting traffic off at North Main Street while an investigation is conducted.
Investigators said the man had to be extricated from his Dodge Challenger after hitting a puddle of water, causing him to lose control and smash into a tree.
A multi-vehicle crash on the East Freeway Monday night claimed one woman’s life and sent three other drivers to a hospital.
According to Houston Police the driver of a black sedan was reported to be speeding northbound on the Eastex Freeway at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday.
Houston Police say a person is dead after a chase with a stolen vehicle ended in a crash on the city’s southwest side.
Authorities said they found a man unresponsive in the Westheimer roadway and believe he was hit by a white tow truck; the driver did not stay at the scene, and police said they're actively looking for them.
Court records showed Donald Carson, 55, had been arrested at least twice (in 2003 and 1993) before he was arrested over the weekend for causing a deadly crash that claimed a 3-year-old's life.
Firefighters did not say how the crash happened but said two vehicles were on fire; one person died and three others were hospitalized—two of them were last said to be in serious condition.
Despite the spotty weather, Houston police do not believe weather played a role and several witnesses said they approached the driver, who stayed briefly after the crash but took off before police arrived.
Witnesses told police a person was walking along the freeway's main lanes, and a driver tried to avoid them while exiting but hit them and did not turn around or try to help.
Two separate deadly crashes on the 610 West Loop on Wednesday have caused a major shutdown for drivers in the Beechnut/Braeswood area.
A pedestrian is dead and two officers were hospitalized overnight Sunday after blocking the crash site in north Harris County where it happened.
It's unclear how the crash unfolded, but Houston police say two vehicles were involved and at least one person died at the scene.
A total of three cars were involved. Two people, a 10-year-old girl and her 33-year-old mother have died in the crash. Five other people were injured including the accused driver behind this major crash.
Authorities said Caitlin Von McCall, 34, was walking on West Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road in East Harris County when a truck hit her and kept on going.
Investigators said they spotted a stolen car and tried to turn the driver over, but he decided to speed off before losing control and crashing into a tree. The vehicle then caught fire, killing the driver.
The pedestrian died at the scene and police said the driver stayed at the scene and was questioned, but it’s unclear if they will face any charges.
Federal and law officials identified the man behind the wheel as a Texas man who drove a truck through a crowd of pedestrians gathered in New Orleans to celebrate New Year’s.
Investigators now believe the driver who barreled through a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans acted alone.
A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group has wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration.
It's unclear what led up to the crash, but officials said it happened on Westpark Tollway near Westheimer Place causing the tollway to be shut down while authorities investigated.
Investigators are looking for a driver after a motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning, causing heavy traffic along the highway.
Sheriff ed Gonzalez said on social media, the 18-year-old is believed to have been attempting to race another car when the crash occurred.
Authorities are piecing together if speed or alcohol might have played a role in a deadly accident that killed a driver and hospitalized his passenger.
A motorcyclist is dead and police are looking into what happened after preliminary evidence showed he was hit by a car before he was run over by a semi-truck.
Investigators said the driver hit a light pole and two trees, causing the vehicle to split in half due to the impact and throw the driver from the car.
The communications tower that went down in Sunday night’s fiery Houston helicopter crash was initially built in 1987, Federal Communications Commission records show.
A head-on collision in southeast Houston late Thursday night claimed one driver’s life and sent another to the hospital.
Police are seeking assistance in identifying a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed 19-year-old Yeriel Rodriguez Mercado.
Witnesses tell police they saw a man on the ground (it's unclear what caused him to be in the line of moving traffic) but that's when a driver ran over the pedestrian, killing him and continued driving.
Harris County Criminal Court Judge Frank Aguilar died Sunday afternoon after his vehicle struck a pole near Holly Hall.
Houston police say it's unclear what led up to the crash and due to how badly the car was burned, they're unable to make out who the driver is.
Investigators said the driver lost control of his vehicle (possibly because of alcohol) and was airlifted to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
A person has died after a heavy truck crash on the Eastex Freeway Friday morning.
Investigators say at least 15 shots were fired at the original crime scene and several shell casings were recovered. A little more than 2 miles away, a man hit a fence and was found shot to death inside his crashed-out car.
Investigators say a driver, possibly impaired, hit an Uber driver giving a ride to a family of 5 sending all of them to the hospital, except the suspected drunk driver, who died at the scene.
Investigators say the driver was with a passenger, checking to see if he had hit something on the freeway's shoulder when a driver in another vehicle crashed into the back of his car, killing him.
At least one person has died following a crash on I-45 N causing a major shutdown on the main lanes, Houston police say
Authorities say the driver did not show signs of intoxication but could face charges for failing to stop and render aid after hitting a pedestrian and driving several blocks before calling the police.
Detectives say the hit-and-run driver dragged the little boy's bike for a short period and his bike was found half a mile away from the crash site.
Authorities identified the driver, Reginald James House, and said he died at the scene. Two little girls, 5 and 7 years old, respectively were passengers in the car and were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
Investigators say the driver was speeding in and out of traffic before crashing into a brick mailbox, hitting a power pole, and slammed into a church. CenterPoint Energy was called to restore power to homes and businesses in the surrounding area.
"My mother will never see me walk across the stage, after working so hard to get my freaking doctorate. She will never get to see me," one of the daughters said.
It’s unclear if the child was wearing a seatbelt, or in a car seat, neither is the relationship between the driver and the 3-year-old.
Authorities are piecing together what led to a driver’s death in southwest Houston after he crashed his car into gas pumps but was later discovered to have fatal gunshot wounds.
Investigators say the driver was speeding when she crashed sideways into a tree on Memorial, splitting her car in half before it caught on fire.