Saturday, January 17, 2026 4:14PM
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — One man died and another was hurt after a wrong-way crash and fire on Tomball Parkway in northwest Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Gonzalez said deputies arrived at the crash scene around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and found a vehicle completely on fire.
Deputies helped a man exit the burning vehicle, and paramedics took him to a hospital for his injuries, Gonzalez said, adding that deputies sustained minor injuries that were evaluated at the scene.
Gonzalez said 25-year-old Julio Alberto Calero Ramirez caused the crash by driving the wrong way in the southbound lanes and hitting another car head-on.
Calero Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Gonzalez.
Houston TranStar cameras showed traffic was backed up as investigators worked the crash.
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