Current：Home > Invest1 dead, 2 children injured in wrong-way crash; driver suspected of DWI: Reports -FundWay
1 dead, 2 children injured in wrong-way crash; driver suspected of DWI: Reports
View
Date：2025-04-18 15:25:52
A woman was killed and two children were injured in Houston, Texas after a pickup truck heading the wrong way crashed into the SUV she was driving, according to multiple reports.
Early Sunday at 3 a.m. local time, a pickup truck was driving south on the Eastex Freeway's northbound lanes crashed into an SUV that was traveling north, according to news stations Fox 26 and KHOU.
A woman, the driver of the SUV, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
Two children, ages 6 and 14, were passengers in the truck when the crash occurred, according to KHOU. They were taken to the hospital for their injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck suffered from a broken leg, and police believe they may have been driving while intoxicated, Fox 26 reported.
Who were the crash victims?
The names of the driver and the victims have not been released.
The Houston Police Department and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences did not immediately respond to USA TODAY.
Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY. You can connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@gannett.com
veryGood！ (3568)
Related
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Denise Richards Sets the Record Straight on Teasing OnlyFans Collab With Daughter Sami
- Nevada high court dismisses casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation suit against The Associated Press
- Longtime GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Can having attractive parents increase your chances of getting rich?
- Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages
- Vanderpump Rules' Ariana Madix Fires Back at Tom Sandoval's Claim She Doesn't Help Pay Their Bills
- Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
- Enbridge appeals to vacate an order that would shut down its pipeline
Ranking
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Haley's loss to none of these candidates in Nevada primary was coordinated effort
- They opened a Haitian food truck. Then they were told, ‘Go back to your own country,’ lawsuit says
- Powerball winning numbers for Feb. 7: Jackpot grows to $248 million
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Vanderpump Rules' Ariana Madix Fires Back at Tom Sandoval's Claim She Doesn't Help Pay Their Bills
- Sleepy polar bear that dug out a bed in sea ice to nap wins prestigious wildlife photography award
- Massive World War II-era bomb discovered by construction workers near Florida airport
Recommendation
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Longtime GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection
The $11 Item Chopped Winner Chef Steve Benjamin Has Used Since Culinary School
Caitlin Clark, Iowa upend Penn State: Clark needs 39 points for women's record
Travis Hunter, the 2
Paul Giamatti says Cher 'really needs to talk to' him, doesn't know why: 'It's killing me'
Near-total abortion ban rejected by Virginia House panel
Silent Donor platform offers anonymous donations to the mainstream, as privacy debate rages