Cement truck driver ran through stop sign before deadly crash in SE Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver is dead after authorities said a cement truck driver ran through a stop sign, hitting the victim's vehicle in southeast Houston on Tuesday.

At about 1:35 p.m., Houston Police Department officers responded to the 13900 block of Cullen Boulevard, where the crash happened.

HPD said the driver of a white International concrete mixer was driving eastbound on Schurmier Road when he approached the intersection at Cullen Boulevard and "disregarded a stop sign."

The cement truck then hit a white Toyota Corolla that was heading northbound on Cullen. The 69-year-old driver of the Corolla was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger in the Corolla was taken to a hospital and is stable.

Police said the driver of the cement truck was questioned but not found to be intoxicated. The crash remains under investigation.

SkyEye flew over the scene, showing a dark-colored car crushed by the cement truck.

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