Overview
- Harris County deputies say a man in his early 20s swerved out of his lane and struck two workers in a US 90 work zone near Crosby Lynchburg Road.
- Both victims were airlifted to a downtown hospital, where a 32-year-old died and a 40-year-old remained in critical condition.
- The driver stayed at the scene and was detained, and witnesses reported he stopped a short distance after the crash.
- HCSO’s Vehicular Crimes Division is investigating, field testing indicated no intoxication, and no charges had been announced.
- Eastbound lanes were shut down at the crash site as traffic was diverted off the main lanes during the emergency response.