A morning crash on Houston’s south side left one woman dead today after her car struck a tree on Bellfort and caught fire, authorities said. First responders found the vehicle fully engulfed and pronounced the driver dead at the scene. Lanes were temporarily closed while crews extinguished the fire and investigators examined the wreckage.
Houston Police Department officers told KHOU that the car caught fire after striking the tree and that speed may have been a factor in the crash. Video from the scene shows emergency crews around the burned vehicle while investigators examined the roadway and collected evidence…