Police chase ends in fatal accident into northeast Houston house - KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend

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HOUSTON - A driver died Thursday when he slammed into a northeast Houston home following a police chase.

Investigators said a pickup truck driver left a bar and was traveling on Irvington without his lights on and a patrol officer tried to pull him over. The driver then took off and a chase ensued, officials said.

The driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a home in the 9600 block of East Hardy Street at Heaney at 2 a.m. He crashed into the porch and a front bedroom, trapping a 62-year-old woman sleeping inside, police said.

"She had to crawl herself out of the side of the house because the door was completely smashed in," resident Irma Lira said.

"This Ford F-150 crashes into a home on the feeder road, basically takes out the entire front porch of the house. Sheet rock and walls have been taken down," said John Cannon with the Houston Police Department.

Five people were inside the home, including an 8-year-old boy. The woman sustained some minor cuts. No one else in the home was injured.

The driver died at the scene. His name was not released.