One-car accident on I-45 feeder claims man’s life

A man died early Thursday morning in a traffic crash on the service road of Interstate 45 in north Harris County.

The single-vehicle wreck happened about 2 a.m. in the 22800 block of the southbound feeder road of the North Freeway near Barren Springs Drive, said Sgt. S. Wolverton of the Harris County Sheriff ’s Office.

Wolverton said the driver of a white Ford Crown Victoria was traveling southbound on the service road when he lost control of the car, veered from the roadway, careened across a grassy median, slammed into a concrete pillar and then hit a guardrail.

The man, who appeared to be about 22 years old, died at the scene, Wolverton said. The driver’s name has not been released.

Wolverton said downpours overnight had left the roadway slick, but it was unclear if weather conditions played a role in the crash.

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