HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver was killed, and a police officer was left injured after multiple crashes in southwest Houston overnight, according to investigators.

The Houston Police Department said on Saturday morning that officers responded to a deadly crash involving two vehicles near the intersection of Hillcroft Avenue and Richmond Avenue.

Officers said initial information indicates a vehicle was traveling northbound on Hillcroft Avenue at a high rate of speed before running a red light and crashing into another vehicle.