Houston crash on US 59 involving motorcycle, SUV leaves 1 dead, man charged
HOUSTON - A man is dead after a fiery crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on US 59 in Houston.
The crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. Friday in the northbound lanes of the highway near the Montrose Blvd. bridge.
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According to police, Eduardo Umana Cordona, 25, was driving a red Kia Sorrento the wrong way on the freeway. His car collided head-on with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle traveling westbound.
Eduardo Umana Cordona (Photo courtesy of Harris County District Attorney's Office)
The crash caused a fire, officials report. Firefighters and paramedics arrived on the scene and pronounced the man, 42, driving the motorcycle dead.
The Houston Police Department investigates a deadly crash on US 59.
Cordona and a male passenger, 25, were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
After being treated at the hospital Cordona was determined to be intoxicated by authorities and taken to jail.
He was charged with intoxication manslaughter.