Texas deputies: Man drives off after fight with wife, dies in crash

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Saturday, July 23, 2016
Man dies in wreck with concrete truck after fight with wife in NW Harris Co.
Deputies say the man's wife was following him in another vehicle when the crash happened

HOUSTON (WPVI) -- Police say a fight between a husband and wife ended in tragedy after a man died in a head-on collision near Houston, Texas, early Saturday morning.

The accident happened around 3:45 a.m. in Harris County.

RAW VIDEO: Truck collides with concrete truck on Highway 249

A tragic end to a reported fight between a man and wife in northwest Houston

Sheriff's deputies say a man and his wife were involved in an argument. At one point, the man drove off in his Ford F-150 pickup with his wife following him in a separate vehicle.

For some unknown reason, the man swerved across the center lane, hitting a concrete truck.

PHOTOS: Man dies in head on wreck with concrete truck on Hwy 249

The man died at the scene. The driver of the concrete truck had minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.