4 dead in 3 separate crashes on Houston-area roadways overnight

HOUSTON — Four people are dead after three separate crashes around the Houston area.

On the Eastex Freeway, police said a car veered off the freeway into a grassy near the I-610 West around 2 a.m. and rolled over multiple times. One person was pronounced dead and three others were rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

Over by the Northwest Freeway around 1:30 a.m., Houston police said a speeding car on the feeder road near Hewitt slammed into the barricade that separates the service road from the entrance ramp. The car burst into flames and police said two people inside were pronounced dead…

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