Teen driver killed and passenger hurt in crash on Clear Lake City Blvd
A 19-year old driver was killed early this morning in a crash that police believe resulted from speeds around 90 miles per hour. The accident happened on Clear Lake City Boulevard near Whitlock at around 2:30 a.m. Houston Police Department officers arrived on scene to find the driver and a passenger critically hurt: the driver was pronounced dead and the passenger was transported to the emergency room with a broken leg. While the investigation is ongoing, investigators impression is that the driver was speeding eastbound when the pickup hit a curb and left the roadway, crashing into a group of trees. This is a tragic example of the danger posed by high speed driving: excessive speed can turn what might otherwise have been a survivable accident into a fatality by increasing vehicle damage and the physical forces on the occupants of the vehicle. Channel 13’s report is here.
Officer work the accident scene on Clear Lake City Blvd.
Tags: car accident, Clear Lake