Pickup truck collision in Pasadena seriously injures two drivers

KHOU.com is reporting a collision in Pasadena, Texas between two pickup trucks early on Monday March 7, 2011. Police are investigating to determine which driver ran a red light and caused the crash. A red-colored pickup truck was traveling northbound on Red Bluff while a white-colored pickup was traveling westbound on Bay Area Boulevard: one of the two drivers ran a red light at the intersection and the vehicle collided around 12:45am. Both drivers had to be air lifted to Memorial Hermann hospital and were listed as being in serious but stable condition.  Police plan to test both drivers to determine whether alcohol was  a factor in the crash.

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