Motorcyclist dies in head-on collision with big rig on SH 99
The Harris County Sheriff's Office investigates a crash on SH 99.
Authorities say a motorcyclist, who was driving the wrong way on SH 99, died when he collided head-on with a big rig.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office received a call just before 2 a.m. Wednesday about a motorcycle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of SH 99 near 529.
Deputies say the motorcycle traveled the wrong way before colliding head-on with the big rig south of Bridgeland Creek Parkway.
The motorcyclist died at the scene.
Deputies say the semi-truck traveled south, hit a cable divider and came to a stop in the median. The driver and the passenger were not injured.
The crash is under investigation.