HPD says a wrong-way driver kills a woman on the Eastex Freeway

HOUSTON – A wrong-way driver traveling with two minors crashed head-on into an SUV, killing a woman, police said.

Investigators said a driver in a Silverado was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway near Aldine Bender just after 3 a.m. Sunday.

According to police, the driver collided head-on with a white SUV, killing the driver.

The driver of the pickup suffered a broken leg.

A 14-year-old and a six-year-old in the pickup suffered minor injuries but are expected to recover.

Police said the wrong-way driver may have been drunk, but the investigation is ongoing.