Results tagged “highspeed”

Tragic news out of east Houston last night: A woman and her 2-year-old son were killed when their car slid into Hunting Bayou, just off the East Freeway. Adding to the tragedy is the fact that the accident could have been totally preventable — KPRC reports that the car went into the bayou when the woman, 27-year-old Asia Horn, missed the exit ramp at Federal Road and decided to try getting off the freeway by...

Houston Roller Derby action kicks up this Sunday! Come out to "Mayhem" and see some serious flat track action! You can purchase $10 advance tickets today at their official website, otherwise, tickets are available via Ticketmaster in advance for $12 plus any applicable fees or $15 at the door. Seriously consider purchasing the balance of the season on a season ticket package - you get a calendar and a t-shirt! Doors open at 5:00 p.m....

Two people died early this morning when an SUV going the wrong way on the North Freeway hit a box truck head-on. The accident happened around 3:15 a.m. near I-45 and Little York; according to police, a Ford Explorer was heading south in the northbound lanes of the freeway when it struck a small Isuzu truck at high speed. "The speedometer of the Ford Explorer was stuck at 75 when we got there," HPD accident...