Fatality Accident Closes Katy Freeway Westbound Yesterday evening
Deputies with Constable Ted Heap's Office were working the scene of a fatality accident on the Katy Tollway yesterday evening. All lanes of the Katy Freeway westbound were closed at Bunker Hill.
At approximately 8:30, it appears an 18-wheeler lost a tire while traveling eastbound on the Katy Freeway. The tire struck a car traveling westbound on the Katy Tollway, killing a passenger in the front seat.
The driver of the car, after being struck by the tire, crossed all 6 lanes of the freeway and crashed into the outside barrier wall, suffering non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the accident. The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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