{"id":395721,"date":"2026-08-02T17:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/395721\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T17:59:08","slug":"driver-going-over-100-mph-dies-after-crashing-into-pole-on-westpark-drive-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/395721\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver going over 100 mph dies after crashing into pole on Westpark Drive, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A driver going over 100 mph on Westpark Drive is dead after crashing into a pole on Sunday morning, police said.<\/p>\n

According to the Houston Police Department, a person called police to report the crash in the 10000 block of Westpark Drive, near Wilcrest, just before 7 a.m. Police said the caller was unable to get the driver out of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

The driver was pronounced dead, officers said.<\/p>\n

No one else was reported injured.<\/p>\n

The road had reopened by 9:30 a.m. An ABC13 crew noticed standing water in the area and workers on the scene. We are asking city officials if the crash caused a water main break.<\/p>\n

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