Major Abram and Lamont Rhodes Killed in La Porte Two-Vehicle Crash on Fred Hartman Bridge

La Porte, Texas (January 4, 2023) – Two people were killed on Monday in a wrong-way crash in the La Porte area, according to the deputies.

The fatal crash happened just before midnight, on January 2, on the Fred Hartman Bridge.

Deputies said Major Abram, 90, of east Houston, was driving a GMC half-ton pick-up truck southbound in the northbound inside lane of the bridge when he collided with a black Toyota Corolla driven by 27-year-old Lamont Rhodes of southern Houston.

Both Abram and Rhodes were pronounced dead at the scene.

The deputies are investigating the crash.

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