HPD: Driver killed after allegedly speeding, causing car to flip over during crash in SW Houston

Sunday, October 2, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver accused of speeding is dead after their car flipped upside down during a crash in southwest Houston early Sunday, according to police.

At about 1 a.m., Houston Police Department officers said a car was traveling at a high-rate speed when it hit another car trying to change lanes.
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When officers arrived, they found a car upside down and another damaged on Beechnut Street near South Kirkwood.

The speeding car reportedly veered off into the sidewalk, knocked down a metal light pole, and flipped.
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Police said the driver of the flipped car died at the scene, but the passenger is OK.

The driver of the other car was also not injured, HPD said.
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