TC Jester wrong-way driver dead after crashing into cargo container

HOUSTON - Houston police are investigating a deadly wrong-way crash in the Shady Acres area early Monday morning.

TC Jester wrong way crash

What we know:

Sergeant Davdo Rose reports around 2:30 a.m., Houston Police and Fire Department units were called to a crash near 2030 East TC Jester Boulevard.

When they arrived, they learned a 35-year-old male driver in a Jeep was involved in a rollover crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigation shows he was driving on the wrong side of TC Jester and crossed over the median, hitting a convex box in a parking lot.

The force of the crash pushed the convex bock back into a fence and forced the vehicle to overturn.

Sgt. Rose reports the driver appeared to not have been wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected.

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Houston police believe speed was a factor in the crash.

What we don't know:

Authorities are investigating if impairment also played a part in the wrong-way crash.