Overview
- Authorities identified the wrong-way driver as Julio Alberto Calero Ramirez, 25, who was traveling north in the southbound lanes on the 21600 block of SH-249 near Jones around 1:39 a.m.
- The head-on collision ignited the other vehicle, and deputies working with wrecker crews pulled its driver from the flames.
- The rescued driver suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
- Three deputies sustained minor injuries during the extraction and were evaluated at the scene.
- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation and has not released any determination on possible causes.