Man drives wrong way on freeway, falls from overpass

So, it would be bad enough to nearly be involved in a wrong-way collision on a freeway — but it would be that much worse to fall from an overpass after you nearly crashed. Don't believe us? Ask a guy who did exactly that on the Southwest Freeway early this morning.

It happened in Stafford just after midnight, when police say the man was headed south on the northbound feeder road of the Southwest Freeway near Apline Road. The driver ended up going over a curb and through the grass, landing on the main lanes of the freeway before his tires blew out. He stopped at the top of an overpass, and then for some reason, he either fell from or jumped from the bridge, landing on concrete about 20 feet below.

The man was Life Flighted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in critical condition. It's not clear what caused him to go over the side of the overpass, but KHOU reports that alcohol might have been a factor in the incident.