Wrong-way driver causes crash on Fred Hartman Bridge
LA PORTE, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are investigating a crash on the Fred Hartman Bridge that caused officials to shut down several lanes overnight.[br /][br /]It happened around 12:30 a.m. La Porte police said they received reports of a wrong-way driver on the bridge.[br /][Ads /][br /]Crews shut down all lanes of the bridge for about 45 minutes, according to a driver. He said there were people driving in reverse down the bridge, trying to get off.[br /][br /]Eyewitness news video showed a damaged white SUV. It's not clear how many people were involved in the accident.[br /][br /]Deputies said the wrong-way driver was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.[br /][br /]All lanes have reopened on the bridge.[br /][Ads /][br /][url HREF="http://abc13.com/traffic" TARGET="" REL=""]Live traffic map[/url] [iframe SRC="http://www.sigalert.com/Custom/Map.asp?partner=ktrk-tv&sp=p&lat=29.75416&lon=-95.36569&z=2&th=blue&ap=left&urqs=1" HEIGHTSMALL="300" HEIGHTMEDIUM="540" HEIGHTLARGE="800" /] /][br /][br /]ABC13 will bring you updates on air and online as this story develops.[br /][br /][url HREF="https://abc13.formstack.com/forms/report_a_typo" TARGET="" REL=""][b]Report a typo to the ABC13 staff[/b][/url] [br /][br /] [url HREF="http://abc13.com/apps/" TARGET="New" REL="Nofollow"][media ID="1781779" /][/url]
