HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — One person was killed in a crash Friday along the Katy Freeway in west Harris County.
This happened around 8:40 p.m. at 22857 IH-10 Katy Freeway.
Deputies said the driver of tractor-trailer, who was going westbound on the Katy Freeway, pulled into the left/inside shoulder. That's when, deputies said, the driver of a Chevrolet Cruze, also going westbound, veered off into the left shoulder and hit the back of the tractor-trailer.
Deputies said the Crue driver died at the scene. Witnesses told deputies he was driving recklessly and changing lanes multiple times before the crash.
The westbound lanes of the Katy Freeway near Mason were closed for several hours while deputies investigated, but they have since reopened.
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