BEAUMONT – One person is dead following a major crash on Beaumont Highway, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said a man was driving a sedan at a high rate of speed when he hit a truck tractor.
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The driver of the sedan was transported to the hospital where he later died.
@HCSO_VCD is investigating a major crash at the 13300 block of Beaumont Hwy. An adult male, driving a sedan at a high rate of speed, struck of a truck tractor, The driver of the sedan was unrestrained. The driver was transported to a hospital and was just
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) March 1, 2024
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Drivers are being diverted to travel southbound on Beltway 8 while crews work to clean up the crash.