HPD thinks wrecker-caused fatality can't be tied to Safeclear

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Here’s how the city is trying to excuse itself from that Safeclear wrecker fatality incident the other day:

A T&T Motors wrecker driver who caused a five-vehicle pileup that killed a motorist likely was speeding to a major accident on the North Loop East feeder road, police said.

That accident would not have been covered by the Safe Clear program, in which towing companies with city contracts are assigned to respond to traffic incidents on specific freeway main lanes, not feeder roads.

“If he was going to an accident on a service road, it has nothing to do with Safe Clear,” said Sgt. Michael Provost, who manages wreckers for the Houston Police Department.

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Investigators had not questioned Weaver on Thursday, so it is uncertain whether he was headed for the accident on McCarty. Weaver could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Perhaps HPD should actually talk to Weaver to determine where he was headed, if it really will make a difference.


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