Suspect arrested, charged following deadly crash on Southwest Freeway
HOUSTON - A deadly crash on the Southwest Freeway has traffic shutdown for miles.
The two-vehicle crash happened just before 5 a.m. Friday near Bellfort.
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SkyFOX flew over the scene and the traffic backup across all outbound mainlanes could be stretched out for miles.
According to the Houston Police Department, a white Ford F-150 pickup truck drove the wrong way southbound into the northbound lanes of the Southwest Freeway exit ramp for Travis Street and struck a black Lamborghini SUV traveling northbound
The passenger in the Ford, a 33-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The driver and the passenger of the SUV sustained minor injuries.
The driver of the Ford F-150 truck, 35-year-old Jason Black, was also taken to the hospital and was determined to be impaired, police said.