1 dead in wrong-way crash on Eastex Fwy near Beltway 8
HOUSTON, TX – A 40-year-old woman died Sunday morning in a wrong-way crash along a major roadway in northeast Houston, reports KHOU 11.
The accident happened just before 3 a.m. on the Eastex Freeway near Beltway 8, which is just east of the Houston Interactive Aquarium and Animal Preserve and southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Police say that a southbound pickup truck entered the northbound side of the Eastex Freeway and collided head-on with a northbound vehicle.
The driver of the northbound vehicle, identified as Jennifer Rosales, sustained fatal injuries.
Two children in the pickup truck went to the hospital with unspecified injuries. Officials say they are expected to recover.
Authorities say the wrong-driver, who suffered a broken leg in the crash, was likely intoxicated at the time of the accident. Details regarding charges have not yet been released.
A full investigation is underway.
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