1 dead, 2 injured after SUV crashes into bridge, bayou in SE Houston
A passenger died when an SUV crash into the underside of a bridge and went into a bayou in southeast Houston.
HOUSTON - One man died and two others were taken to the hospital after an SUV crashed under a bridge and went into a bayou, Houston police say.
The crash occurred around 8:10 p.m. Sunday along the 610 North Loop East near Kirkpatrick Blvd in northeast Houston.
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According to police, a Tahoe was traveling westbound when it left the roadway onto a grassy embankment, went airborne, crashed into the support pillars under the bridge, and landed in the bayou.
A front-seat passenger, who ended up in the water, died at the scene. A backseat passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Police say the driver, 18-year-old Erick Diaz Oliva, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. He was also taken to the hospital for treatment.