Wrong way car hits mail truck on Eastex Freeway

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A wrong way crash shut down the southbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway near the loop, but it has since reopened.

Houston police confirm a woman was going the wrong way northbound in the southbound lane on 59 this morning when she hit a mail truck.

Police say everybody involved is expected to survive.

Police suspect the woman may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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