UPDATE — The Harris County Sheriff's Office says a driver was impaled with rebar after he crashed into the back of a truck in the La Porte area early Tuesday.
HCSO said Jesus Duran was driving an Infiniti when he hit the truck before 4 a.m.
The sheriff's office said the truck's driver was parked on the shoulder of Highway 225's frontage road at the time, completely out of the moving lane of traffic. He also had the vehicle's hazard lights on.
"Duran was impaled by rebar and was found with no signs of life on scene due to injuries he sustained from this crash," stated HCSO. "This case remains open and under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Vehicular Crimes Division."
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LA PORTE, Texas — All eastbound lanes of Highway 225's frontage road are blocked in La Porte early Tuesday following a reported fatal crash.
KHOU 11's Stephanie Simmons reported the crash happened at Underwood before 4 a.m.
According to Houston TranStar, there are two vehicles, including a heavy truck, involved in the incident. Further details were not immediately available.
The mainlanes are not impacted.