Memorial Park crash: 17-year-old dead after hitting concrete barrier, one other injured

HOUSTON - Houston police are investigating following a deadly two-vehicle crash in the Memorial Park area on Thursday evening. 

Memorial Park crash: One killed in two-vehicle crash

What we know:

Lieutenant Larry Crowson reports Central Patrol officers were called to Memorial Parkway near Picnic Lane around 8 p.m. 

According to Houston police, two vehicles were traveling westbound on Memorial with a gray sedan traveling at a high rate of speed and a white vehicle at a normal rate of speed. 

Photo from the scene (Source: Houston Police Department)

Lt. Crowson says the gray sedan, driven by a 17-year-old male, hit the back of the white vehicle, pushing it over the median into the eastbound lanes.

The 17-year-old spun out going into the north side of the roadway and took out an electric pole before hitting a concrete barrier. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to Lt. Crowson, the driver of the white vehicle was taken to the hospital.

What we don't know:

Officials did not provide any information on the identity of the person who was killed, nor the condition of the driver of the white vehicle. 

The investigation is ongoing.