Police believe speed a factor in fatal crash in Houston's E side

Authorities say the 19-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A driver of a pickup truck lost control and slammed into a tree in the median in Houston's' southeast side.

It happened on Clear Lake City Boulevard and Whitlock.

Officers say the 19-year-old driver of a pickup truck lost control and slammed into a tree in the median. The truck then flipped over and the driver was killed. A second passenger, also 19 years old, was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition.

He's expected to survive. Police believe speed was a factor in the crash.

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HPD: Speed, sprinklers may have caused deadly crash

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police are trying to determine whether slick roads caused a deadly accident in west Houston this morning.

It happened around 2am on Briar Forest near Mossy Stone Drive.

According to authorities, the car was speeding on Briar Forest when the driver lost control and crashed into a grove of pine trees.

Two men inside the car died at the scene. Investigators say there is no evidence alcohol was involved.

Police say the area has automatic sprinklers that covered the road in water.

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Man leads police on high speed chase

The chase suspect was arrested at his own home in Houston's south side.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A high speed chase on Houston's south side overnight ended at the suspect's home.

The chase began at 1:30am when police tried to pull a man over for speeding. At one point during the chase, the suspect was going more than 100 miles per hour. Officers called off the chase for safety reasons.

An officer who was not part of the chase spotted the suspect and watched him pull into the driveway of a home on Van Fleet at Calhoun. He then arrested him.

It's not known why the suspect tried to run.

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HCSO: Speed, alcohol tied to fatal accident

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators believe speed and alcohol played roles a fatal accident early Sunday.

The accident happened around 2:15am Sunday on U.S. 290 inbound at Fairfield Place.

According to HCSO, a silver pickup truck was traveling east at a high rate of speed.

The pickup rear-ended a sports utility vehicle that was driving in the same lane, officials said.

The driver veered to the right after hitting the SUV, going into the grassy embankment. The truck rolled several times and landed upside-down on the feeder road.

Investigators said the driver of the truck was ejected as it was rolling. He was taken by LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition where he later died.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

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