Husband and Wife Injured in Houston Car Accident on Eastex Freeway Service Road
Houston, Texas (December 16, 2018) – A man and a woman were hospitalized early Saturday morning following a wrong-way car collision in North Houston, police said.
The hit-and-run accident occurred just after midnight Saturday, December 15 in the 6900 block of Eastex Freeway Service Road.
According to the police, a red Jeep Liberty was traveling in a wrong way on Eastex Freeway Service Road when it hit the driver’s side of a car, which was occupied by a couple.
The Jeep driver reportedly got out of the vehicle after the accident and fled the scene on foot.
Firefighters along with paramedics responded to the scene and extricated the husband from the wrecked car. Both the husband and wife were immediately transported to the hospital, where the husband was listed in serious condition.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this hit-and-run crash is asked to contact Crimestoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477) or the Houston Police Department’s Vehicular Crimes Division at 713-247-4060.