{"id":231292,"date":"2025-09-16T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231292\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:59:16","slug":"speeding-driver-killed-in-fiery-crash-after-hitting-concrete-barrier-in-sw-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/231292\/","title":{"rendered":"Speeding driver killed in fiery crash after hitting concrete barrier in SW Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 A man was killed in a fiery crash Monday night in southwest Houston. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">It happened just after 8 p.m. along the northbound lanes of South Post Oak as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_Police_Department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Houston_Police_Department\/\">Houston Police Department<\/a> said the car was preparing to take the North 610 Loop. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\"><b>SEE ALSO: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/15\/13-year-old-boy-hit-by-car-after-getting-off-metro-bus-in-alief-area-vehicle-flees-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/15\/13-year-old-boy-hit-by-car-after-getting-off-metro-bus-in-alief-area-vehicle-flees-scene\/\">13-year-old boy hit by truck after getting off METRO bus in Alief-area, vehicle flees scene<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the HPD\u2019s Vehicular Crimes Division, the driver in a Dodge Charger was going northbound at a high speed before losing control and hitting a concrete barrier.<\/p>\n<p>Speeding driver killed in fiery crash after hitting concrete barrier in SW Houston (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators said the car slid along the barricade for a little while before its wheel and suspension broke off and continued skidding down the roadway before coming to a stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\"><b>RELATED:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/15\/handicap-metro-bus-flips-after-crash-with-sedan-in-north-harris-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/15\/handicap-metro-bus-flips-after-crash-with-sedan-in-north-harris-county\/\">3 hospitalized after METROLift vehicle overturns on Beltway 8 feeder<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The car then caught fire, killing the driver who was still inside. Houston Fire Department crews responded, but it was too late, and the man died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said the investigation into what additional factors led up to the crash remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 A man was killed in a fiery crash Monday night in southwest Houston. 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