Wrong-way driver killed after slamming into big rig

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- One man is dead after driving the wrong way on the South Loop and crashing into a big rig Saturday morning.

It happened around 3am near Main Street in southwest Houston.

The driver of an 18-wheeler says a Cadillac Escalade was traveling about 90 mph the wrong way on the South Loop when it clipped her big rig and then slammed into another semi.

The SUV burst into flames and the 36-year-old driver was killed at the scene. No one else was in the vehicle with him.

Police do not believe the drivers of the big rigs were injured. It's unknown if the driver of the SUV was impaired at the time of the crash.

The accident caused the interstate to be shut down for hours while crews cleared the scene. It remains under investigation.

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Driver dies after slamming into pole in east Houston

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police are investigating why a driver crashed into a pole on Market at the East Loop overnight.

Authorities say he was heading west on Market Streeet when he lost control and hit a pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other details were immediately available.

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Driver dies after slamming into tree

Authorities suspect alcohol may have played a factor in the fatal crash.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A possibly drunk driver was killed when he crashed his pickup into a tree in the East End.

Investigators found alcohol in that dead man's truck after it hit the tree on a curve along Navigation near Lockwood. Officers say the driver and his passenger were not wearing seat-belts.

Both men were taken to Ben Taub Hospital where the driver died. Sources also say there was a strong smell of booze inside that pickup.

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Driver dies after slamming into ambulance in northwest Houston

It was a close call for paramedics after a car slammed into the ambulance as they were about to load a patient. (ABC13 viewer)

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver was killed when he crashed his car into the back of an ambulance in northwest Houston overnight.

It happened around 12:30am on Kempwood near Ryson. Investigators say the ambulance was parked in the street while responding to a sick call. Two paramedics were standing nearby and saw the car coming and jumped out of the way.

The driver of the car became trapped and had to be rescued, but later died at the hospital. There is no word on what led to the crash.

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Pregnant woman injured after slamming into big rig

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A pregnant woman was hurt when her car rear-ended an 18-wheeler.

Wreckers towed away the mangled car on Highway 290 near Mangum in northwest Houston just before 5am. The woman was taken to the hospital. Her condition is not known at this time.

The truck driver was not hurt.

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Driver dies after slamming into electrical pole

  PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- High speed is believed to have played a role in a deadly accident in Pasadena overnight.

Police say a man in his 50s was driving on Federal near Spencer Highway and lost control on a curve. His car went airborne and hit a light pole. The impact knocked down a transformer off the pole.

No one else was in the car.

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Driver critically injured after slamming into trees in Atascocita

  ATASCOCITA, TX (KTRK) -- A man is in critical condition after his pickup truck slammed into two small trees overnight.

It happened in Atascocita on Lake Houston Parkway near Upper Lake after midnight. Deputies say the truck drove into the median and over several bushes before it crashed into the trees.

It's not clear what caused the man to lose control.

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