Woman Flips Car and Lands on Pickup
A crash on the freeway sent a woman to the hospital along the West Loop on the Katy Freeway early Friday. The accident happened at the exit ramp for the Katy Freeway around 2:30 a.m. The woman crashed her car into a freeway divider which sent her car airborne and coming to rest against a concrete barrier, trapping the driver. According to a report by the Houston Police Department, the driver struck the rubber barrels along the exit ramp which provided the trigger for the car to go flying. The vehicle struck the hood of a pickup truck and came back onto the ground. The driver of the pickup was not injured. Rescue crews were able to free the woman from the wreckage and sent she was transported to the hospital where she is listed in stable condition. No charges have been currently been filed and the accident remains under investigation.
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