HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police said an investigation is underway in West Houston after a man fought with officers and drove away before crashing his car into a tree on Saturday night.

According to the Houston Police Department, officers were dispatched to a reported traffic hazard in the 9200 block of Richmond Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a man asleep in the vehicle at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Fondren Road.

Police said the man was also holding the car's door handle.