Just after midnight Saturday morning a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on SH288 in Houston. As the driver came around a curve merging onto Interstate 45 north he lost control crossing several lanes before slamming into the guardrail. As he struck the guardrail one section weighing over 300 pounds was launched through the air striking another vehicle which was northbound on US 59 entering Interstate 45. That rail went partially through the driver door critically injuring that driver. Another section weighing over 300 pounds was thrown almost one hundred yards down the freeway.
The driver of the vehicle which lost control died on impact. Part of the guardrail went through the vehicle. Houston firefighters worked several hours having to cut both the car and the guard rail to free the deceased driver.
US 59 northbound to Interstate 45 northbound and SH 288 to Interstate 45 northbound were closed almost ten hours as the scene was investigated and cleared.
At one point officers opened part of the freeway but immediately closed it again after drivers stopped in the moving lanes of traffic to look at the scene causing other drivers to take evasive action to avoid hitting them.
Even on the southbound lanes several cars came to a complete stop in the moving lanes to look causing other vehicle driving at highway speed to brake or swerve to avoid the scene,
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