Deputies said the driver became trapped after the vehicle burst into flames from the wreck.
Authorities said the man was headed westbound on FM-529 when he veered left, trying to avoid the dog, going off the road and hitting a utility pole.
While crews were investigating a multi-vehicle crash that left a motorcyclist dead, another vehicle drove through the crash scene while the lanes were still closed.
Houston police are investigating the death of a pickup truck driver who was shot before veering off the Southwest Freeway service road and struck a power line pole.
Since it was a wrong-way crash, ABC13 asked police if the at-fault driver had been drinking. Officials said that detail is still under investigation.
Three separate crashes in Houston overnight claimed the lives of a cyclist, a motorcyclist, and a driver. Police are asking for the public's help in finding the hit-and-run drivers responsible.