HPD: Suspect intentionally ran over man multiple times in road rage incident

The Houston Police Department says a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after another driver intentionally ran over him multiple times during a road rage incident.

New task force targets drunk and impaired drivers on Montgomery County roads

It’s New Year’s Eve and officers everywhere will be on the lookout for drunk drivers, especially the new task force created in Montgomery County for traffic and DWIs. 

Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in deadly wrong-way crash

One person died in a wrong-way crash in the southbound mainlanes of the North Freeway over Rankin Road. All southbound mainlanes are currently shutdown.

Metro bus crashes into light pole in downtown Houston

Eleven Metro bus operators were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a shuttle bus crashed into a light pole near Commerce and Fannin in downtown Houston.

East Freeway WB lanes closed at Waco St
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Multiple lanes of the I-10 East Freeway are closed at Waco Street after a truck apparently struck an overpass.

Man charged in connection to mercury spill in west Houston

Officials say mercury spilled near Westview Drive and W. Sam Houston Parkway. less than a pint of mercury was spilled in the parking lots of a Walmart, Sonic, and Shell. Reports of 60,000 gallons of spilled mercury are inaccurate. 

Head-on collision sends several people to hospital in Baytown

The crash happened on Wade Road in Baytown. The driver of the truck was transported to the hospital by ground, along with three children. A 17-year-old male was Life Flighted.

Driver of box truck dies in crash on Gulf Freeway

Police say the driver of a box truck died in a crash on the Gulf Freeway on Friday morning.

AAA: Nearly four million Texans hitting the road for Thanksgiving travel

Starting Wednesday, a near-record number of people will be on the roads for the holidays. Even more will be flying — or at least trying to fly — to their destination.

It's the most dangerous time of the year, to drive

Houston’s roads are always congested, and the holidays mean it is going to get worse. People travel in every direction, so it is hard to pinpoint which routes are the safest to travel.