HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man was shot while driving on the North Beltway, causing him to lose control of the car and crash into a pillar Tuesday morning, police reported.
It happened in the 1900 block of Sam Houston Parkway East near Aldine Westfield around 2:30 a.m.
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The man said a driver in a Cadillac CTS fired several times into the man's car, hitting him once in the leg. That's when he crashed into a pillar.
A deputy arrived at the scene and applied a tourniquet to the man's leg, ultimately saving his life, according to first responders.
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"He was bleeding pretty profusely from one of his legs," said Lt. Christopher Bruce.
The shooter remains on the loose.