Driver killed after truck hits power pole, slamming into NE Houston church

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Investigators say the driver was speeding in and out of traffic before crashing into a brick mailbox, hitting a power pole, and slammed into a church. CenterPoint Energy was called to restore power to homes and businesses in the surrounding area.

– A driver has died Sunday night after investigators say he crashed his truck into a church in northeast Houston.Baytown woman arrested, accused of leaving 2 children in locked car while getting her nails doneIt happened a little after 9 p.m. on the Hardy feeder road at Tidwell, where Houston police say an unidentified man driving a truck was speeding and swerving in and out of traffic beforehand.

When responding officers got to the crash scene, they said it appeared the driver somehow left the roadway and hit a brick mailbox, then a utility line before crashing into the side of a church. CenterPoint Energy was also called out to the scene due to power outages resulting from the crash.Family members find body of missing man, his motorcycle below elevated portion of SH 3 in League City

The driver, who was the only person inside the truck, was ejected due to the impact and died at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, but police shut down the feeder’s northbound lanes for hours while crews investigated and cleaned up the wreckage.Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

 

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