Jose Manases Vilche, 23, killed and one injured in wrong-way collision on Westpark Tollway in Harris County, Texas
Wrong-way driver killed in crash on Westpark Tollway
Officials say it was about 12:45 a.m. Saturday when a black Ford Mustang got on the toll road going eastbound in the westbound lanes. The driver struck a pickup truck near Synott.
Wrong-way alert system on Westpark Tollway failed before deadly crash, officials say
Precinct 5 officials said Jose Manases Vilche, 23, was driving east in the westbound lanes when his vehicle collided with a truck head-on.
The other driver was taken to the hospital with critical internal injuries.
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