Wrong-way driver crashes into 3 other vehicles on Eastex Freeway, police say

Monday, January 1, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A wrong-way driver is to blame for a crash on the I-69 Eastex Freeway in northeast Houston, according to police.

Houston Transtar cameras captured police activity on the freeway just after 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Houston police said the wrong-way driver hit at least three other vehicles near Bennington Street. They were driving southbound in the northbound lanes.

One person was detained by police.
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There's no word on any injuries in the crashes.

It's unclear where the driver got on the freeway or how long they were traveling the wrong way.
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