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Driver killed in Katy Fwy crash, passenger seen limping away from scene

Driver killed in speeding crash on Katy Fwy after hitting a pole (Copyright 2024 by KPRC 2/Click2houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Police are looking into what led up to a deadly crash on the Katy Freeway early Monday morning.

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Witnesses tell the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division a little before 1:30 a.m., they saw a driver speeding westbound on the Katy Fwy service road at Morris before hitting a pole.

Based on preliminary evidence, police said the driver was not wearing their seatbelt and died upon impact after he went flying through the windshield.

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Witnesses also reported seeing a passenger limping away from the crash site, however, police had no other information on them.

At last check, police were canvassing the area for any surveillance videos as part of their ongoing investigation.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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