A UH-Clear Lake police officer was one of two men killed Monday morning in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 45.

Segovia

According to the Houston Police Department, the two-vehicle crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. on the outbound Gulf Freeway near Almeda Genoa, the Houston Chronicle reported.

University officials said Joe Segovia of the UHCL Police Department was one of the men who died.

Police said the driver of a Chrysler 300 was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the freeway when he collided head-on into Segovia’s Scion xB as he was driving to work.

A U.S. Army veteran, Segovia had been with the department only since Jan. 9.

Segovia was an exemplary officer, University officials said, and will be greatly missed.

According to University officials, a fund has been established to help Segovia’s family with expenses. Donations can be made out and sent to University of Houston-Clear Lake Police Department with “Joe Segovia Fund” noted in the memo section. All donations will be given directly to his family.

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