3 hospitalized after vehicle goes airborne on East Freeway
A speeding blue Ford SUV vaulted from the East Freeway feeder road near Waco Street and hit another car, sending three people to hospitals. Police said speed appeared to play a role.
A blue Ford SUV launched over an embankment from the East Freeway service road and slammed into traffic on Interstate 10, leaving three people hospitalized and renewing attention on one of Houston’s most dangerous corridors for everyday commuters. The wreck unfolded in the eastbound lanes between Waco Street and Lockwood Drive, where a feeder-road mistake turned into a freeway crash in seconds.
Houston police said the crash happened around 2:17 a.m. Sunday. Witnesses told investigators the SUV was speeding on the nearby service road, lost control, went airborne, and landed on the freeway before striking a second vehicle carrying four occupants. Two people in the struck vehicle were taken to the hospital and were reported in stable condition, while the SUV’s driver was transported in critical condition.
Police said speed appeared to have contributed to the crash. Investigators had not immediately ruled out alcohol or drugs as factors, and the Houston Police Department asked anyone with information to contact the Vehicular Crimes Division at 713-247-4072.
The location gives the wreck added weight for drivers who use the East Freeway daily. The stretch near Waco Street and Lockwood Drive has already seen a similar airborne crash before, including a Oct. 24, 2025 collision in which police said a vehicle came off the road near the feeder, went airborne, landed in the main lanes and set off a five-vehicle chain reaction. That crash killed one woman believed to be in her 30s and injured at least two others.
KHOU 11 reported that the Oct. 24 crash left the freeway closed for hours, while victims were taken to Ben Taub Hospital and Memorial Hospital. In that earlier case, the scale of the wreck showed how quickly a vehicle leaving the service road can become a threat to every lane of traffic below.
Sunday’s crash followed the same pattern. A vehicle that should have stayed on the feeder road crossed into freeway traffic instead, turning one driver’s loss of control into a dangerous incident for other motorists on Interstate 10.
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