Head-on crash kills 1 in NW Houston, police investigating
Photo from the scene on Brittmore in northwest Houston.
HOUSTON - One man is dead, and a woman is in the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in northwest Houston on Monday afternoon.
According to Houston police, the crash occurred on the 2300 block of Brittmore Road around 5 p.m.
Police said when they arrived on the scene, they located a Honda Odyssey and a Jeep Cherokee with major front-end damage.
The 32-year-old male driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 32-year-old female driver of the Jeep was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Officials say her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
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According to police, the man was driving the van at a high rate of speed northbound on Brittmore, and witnesses reported seeing him weaving in and out of traffic.
He reportedly swerved into the southbound lanes and struck the Jeep head-on, according to HPD.
The crash remains under investigation.