The deadly accident happened just before 3 a.m. at 13200 West Little York Road near North Eldridge Parkway.
Houston, TX – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has identified the elderly man who died after colliding head-on with a wrong-way driver in Houston early Wednesday morning as George Evans.
The wrong-way collision occured just before 3 a.m. at 13200 West Little York Road near North Eldridge Parkway.
George Evans Dies in Collision with Wrong-Way Driver on West Little York Road
According to HCSO, an initial investigation revealed that a 16-year-old boy was driving a silver Honda Accord the wrong way when he collided head-on with a Nissan Juke operated by George Evans.
Responding deputies found Evans dead at the scene.
The 16-year-old driver was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated. The boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Authorities believe speed was a factor in the accident.
Original Story
Houston, TX – One person is dead and another is hospitalized following a head-on traffic collision involving two vehicles on W Little York Road in Houston early Wednesday morning.
The deadly accident happened just before 3 a.m. at 13200 West Little York Road near North Eldridge Parkway.
According to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), a silver Honda Accord was traveling westbound on W Little York Road when it crossed over the center median into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a red Nissan Juke.
The driver of the Juke, identified only as an elderly man, was pronounced dead at the scene. One other person was injured in the accident and was transported to the hospital in unknown condition.
HCSO units working a Major Crash, 13200 West Little York Rd. Preliminary Info: vehicle crash with X1 deceased & X1 transported to hospital. Vehicular Crimes Units investigating crash. Multiple marked patrol vehicles on scene. Traffic advisory for immediate area. #HouNews pic.twitter.com/E72or0X2RH
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) October 16, 2024
West Little York Road is expected to remain closed until about 7:30 a.m. as deputies investigate the accident.
No additional information was provided.
The accident remains under investigation.
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