Wrong-way driver killed in head-on crash on South Loop near Tierwester; other driver critical

Houston police say a wrong-way driver hit a Chevrolet Suburban head-on around 4:48 a.m. Sunday on the 610 South Loop near Tierwester St, just east of Hwy 288. The wrong-way driver, a man believed to be in his 40s, died at the scene, and the Suburban's driver was taken to Ben Taub in critical condition. While westbound lanes were closed for hours, another truck struck two empty patrol cars, and no one was hurt. Police don't yet know where the wrong-way driver got onto the freeway. Source: KPRC 2, KHOU, FOX 26, Houston Stringer