A man died in a crash in northeast Harris County. His car fell about 34 feet from a bridge to the ground below.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man died after crashing off an overpass in northeast Harris County on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies responded to the crash site on Homestead Road north of Winfield Road.
It happened around 8 p.m. when a driver reported a vehicle had crashed off a bridge along Homestead.
Investigators said Joseph Leblanc Jr. was driving a Hyundai Sonata and left the road, hit a curb, drove over a sidewalk, and hit a barrier. The car then went airborne and fell about 34 feet to the ground below.
Authorities said he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, and multiple airbags deployed in the crash.
Leblanc was found at the crash site without any signs of life. He was pronounced dead at 8:15 a.m.
Authorities said there was no video footage of the crash.
Editor’s note: Gonzalez initially said a woman died in the crash, but investigators later said it was a man.