33-year-old driver dies after hitting SUV and rolling over on Highway 3, HPD says

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Friday, June 23, 2023
HPD investigating 3-vehicle crash that killed woman on Highway 3
Houston police are investigating a fatal crash on Galveston Road, known as Highway 3, involving three vehicles Friday.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police are investigating after a woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash in the city's southeast area on Friday.

It happened at about 6:45 a.m. at 4515 Galveston Road, also known as Highway 3, just south of the South Loop.

HPD said a woman in a red Toyota Camry was driving behind a black Ford Escape before she hit its left back side.

The Toyota then rolled and hit a BMW X3, police said.

SkyEye flew over the scene where the red Toyota could be seen flipped on its side.

The 33-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the occupants of the BMW were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the driver of the Ford was not hurt and stayed at the scene.