Two dead in early-morning I-10 crash in west Houston
An 18-wheeler crash on inbound I-10 near Eldridge Road killed two people and tied up the Katy Freeway corridor from Fry Road to Kingsland Boulevard.
Two people were killed when an 18-wheeler and a gold Mitsubishi Galant collided on inbound Interstate 10 in west Houston, shutting down a major commuter route and backing traffic for miles through the Katy Freeway corridor. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez closed all inbound lanes near Dairy Ashford while investigators worked the scene, and TranStar cameras showed the jam stretching past Kingsland Boulevard and back to Fry Road.
Houston police listed the wreck as a fatal crash in the 14200 block of Katy Freeway, or West Interstate Highway 10, at about 5 a.m. The crash hit just as the morning commute was building, pinning west Houston drivers on a stretch that carries both local traffic and freight through Eldridge Road, Dairy Ashford and the surrounding lanes.
Investigators said the truck was traveling eastbound when it struck the driver in the Mitsubishi, causing the smaller car to roll over and slide down the freeway. The 18-wheeler then hit a barrier and tipped over. Both drivers died at the scene. The collision also sparked a car fire and left a diesel spill on the roadway, bringing hazmat crews to the scene to clear fuel and other hazards.
By late morning and into lunchtime, the truck had been moved upright and towed away, and the affected lanes reopened. TranStar’s road-closure dashboard showed no freeway incidents remaining by the early hours of July 2, ending a shutdown that had stretched through much of the day and into the next commute.
The truck was linked to Texas Five Star Logistics LLC, a Richmond-based carrier with 10 trucks. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records list Texas Five Star Logistics LLC as active under USDOT number 3894361, authorized to haul motor carrier of property except household goods, with 10 power units, 14 drivers and a physical address at 8315 FM 723 Suite 48 in Richmond. The records also list 254,000 miles in 2025 and say the carrier data were current as of June 29, 2026. Safety records showed one other crash in the prior 24 months, though they did not say whether the company or the driver was at fault.
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