A man drove the wrong way on the I-10 East Freeway before colliding with another driver in a deadly crash overnight, according to police.
Houston police said officers were pursuing the suspect because he was reportedly driving a stolen vehicle with several passengers inside.
It all started around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when patrol officers spotted a silver car near downtown Houston that had been reported stolen.
Officers reportedly tried to box in the car so the driver couldn’t get away, but it didn’t work.
HPD said the suspect drove off, going through downtown on Chenevert Street before eventually entering I-10 going the wrong way at the Hamilton exit, just down the street from Minute Maid Park.
Officers called off the pursuit, but shortly after, the suspect crashed into another driver about half a mile down the freeway near Waco Street.
“All units headed the wrong way on 59, go ahead and terminate the traffic stop on that pursuit,” officials were heard reporting on radio traffic.