1 Killed in Rear-End Collision on U.S. 290 in Houston
Passenger Killed in Houston Crash on U.S. 290 and Dacoma Street
Houston, Texas (December 19, 2022) – One person was killed in an early Sunday morning traffic collision on U.S. 290 in Houston, police said.
The deadly crash happened at around 12:57 a.m. Sunday, December 11 on the outbound feeder road of the Northwest Freeway and Dacoma Street.
According to the police, a white pickup truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended a black Toyota Camry that was stopped at the light.
A passenger in the Camry was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Camry and a second passenger were not injured.
The driver of the pickup truck stopped at the scene and was detained by authorities. It remains unknown if the driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
No other details regarding the crash were provided.
The crash remains under investigation.
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