{"id":127901,"date":"2026-01-18T09:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/127901\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T09:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T09:18:19","slug":"construction-worker-killed-another-critically-injured-after-crash-on-crosby-freeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/127901\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction worker killed, another critically injured after crash on Crosby Freeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harris County deputies said driver showed no signs of intoxication<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">CROSBY, Texas \u2013 A construction worker is dead and another is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Crosby_Freeway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Crosby_Freeway\/\">Crosby Freeway<\/a> (US 90) early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputies with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HCSO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HCSO\/\">Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> said a man in his early 20\u2019s was driving eastbound on the freeway when he swerved out of his lane and struck two construction workers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cAt the time, one lane was shut down and other lane was partially blocked, as workers were stripping pavement lane markings,\u201d Sheriff Ed Gonzalez <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/2012529793061826601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/2012529793061826601\">said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Deputy Chagoya with the HCSO Vehicular Crimes Division said both workers, ages 32 and 40, were Life Flighted to a downtown hospital. The 32-year-old worker died from their injuries, and the other remains in critical but stable condition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to Deputy Chagoya, the driver showed no signs of intoxication. 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