Man dies after pickup collides with cement truck

A man died early Saturday after his pickup truck collided with a cement truck in northwest Houston, authorities said.

Jose Mar-Perez was driving eastbound on West Mount Houston at about 3 a.m. when he crossed into oncoming traffic and the path of a cement truck. He died at the scene, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

The driver of the cement truck was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.