HPD officer hospitalized, driver dead after crash on Eastex Freeway

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Published October 1, 2026 7:38 AM CDT
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The Brief

    • A Houston police officer was hospitalized after a speeding pickup truck crashed into a patrol vehicle parked at a road hazard.
    • Officials say the officers were blocking traffic on the northbound side of US-59 at the 610 Loop.
    • The female driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene, and it is currently unknown if intoxication was a factor.

HOUSTON - A Houston Police Department officer is hospitalized after their patrol car was hit by a pickup truck in the north Houston area.

Police involved crash 

What we know:

Houston police officers were blocking traffic on the northbound side of Highway 59 at the 610 Loop near Kashmere Gardens, assisting with a traffic hazard call. A semi-truck had leaked part of its payload onto the roadway, according to Sergeant Mike Barrow.

Courtesy of OnScene TV Houston

While police were blocking traffic, a female driver traveling at a high rate of speed in a red pickup truck crashed into the back of an HPD patrol vehicle.

One officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition and is expected to be okay. The female driver of the pickup truck was pronounced dead at the scene.

What we don't know:

It remains unknown if intoxication played a role in the crash. The identity of the deceased pickup truck driver has not yet been released.

The Source: Information from this article was provided by Houston Police Department Sergeant Mike Barrow.

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