HOUSTON, TX – Two men were killed after a wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle on East Loop North early Saturday morning.

The crash occurred around 3:40 a.m. in the 200 block of East Loop North (East Interstate Highway 610 North). According to the Houston Police Department, a white Chevrolet Malibu was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when it struck a red Chevrolet Traverse head-on.
The driver and male passenger in the Malibu were pronounced deceased by Houston Fire Department paramedics. Their identities, both 26, are pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The female driver of the Traverse was transported to an area hospital in stable condition. Police identified her as Nefy Perez Texis, 23, and determined she was impaired at the time of the crash. She has been charged with driving while intoxicated in Harris County Criminal Court #12.
If you have any information, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
