Driver dies in 100 mph crash at Houston race track

Friday, March 4, 2016
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Mustang going more than 100 miles an hour smashed into barrels on a northeast Harris County race track, killing the driver overnight.

The accident happened at Houston Motorsports Park on North Lake Houston Parkway around 11pm last night.
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Investigators say the driver was participating in a time trial when he lost control. He died at the scene.

This isn't the first time someone has crashed and died at this track. In 2014, a driver practicing for a drag race also crash and died.
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