Archive for April 12th, 2012

Fatal wreck on Eastex Freeway, drunk driving may be to blame for Volkswagen driver’s death

A driver was killed in a multi-vehicle collision last night in Houston and drunk driving may be the cause. Channel 13 reports that the driver of a pickup truck ran through a red light at the Eastex Freeway feeder road and East Tidwell intersection, crashing into a Volkswagen. The driver of the Volkswagen was killed in the collision, the pickup truck driver was not hurt. Police say the driver of the pickup truck failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the hospital for blood alcohol testing. The pickup truck appears to be a silver-colored Ford F-150 and the Volkswagen is a dark colored Jetta.

This picture from Channel 13's web site shows the overturned pickup truck involved in the crash