HOUSTON – A serious crash on the South Loop claimed the life of a utility worker Friday morning after a collision involving an 18-wheeler and a CenterPoint Energy truck.
The Houston Fire Department responded around 9:30 a.m. to a major accident on IH-610 South Loop westbound near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Fire officials said an 18-wheeler struck a CenterPoint Energy utility truck, pinning it against a light pole.
The driver of the 18-wheeler and the driver of the utility truck were not injured. A passenger inside the utility truck, however, was trapped and pinned inside the vehicle…