The Brief
- Two people are dead after their Honda crashed into a tree and then caught fire on Wilcrest Drive.
- A second vehicle hit the Honda after it landed in the oncoming lanes of traffic, but the occupants were uninjured.
- The identities of the victims are unknown.
HOUSTON – Two people are dead after their vehicle crashed and caught fire near the Alief-area early Friday morning.
Deadly fiery crash on Wilcrest Drive
What we know:
Houston Police Department Sergeant Griffiths says a black Honda Accord was going northbound at a high-rate of speed in the 8700 block of Wilcrest Drive.
The vehicle veered off the roadway and hit a tree in the median before coming to a stop in the southbound lanes of Wilcrest. Sgt. Griffiths reports the Honda had caught fire.…