1 dead, 1 injured after crash on Beechnut in Houston

HOUSTON - A driver is dead after he was ejected from a car during a crash early Friday morning, Houston police say. A passenger was also taken to the hospital.

The crash was reported shortly after 1 a.m. in the 12200 block of Beechnut Street.

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Police say the 36-year-old driver was traveling westbound at a high rate of speed when he struck a street sign and several trees.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

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Police say a passenger in the car was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The investigation into the crash continues.