HOUSTON — A runaway tire on I-45 North caused a big, multi-car pileup near downtown Houston early Thursday. It happened when a tire flew off a Jeep lost and landed in the middle of I-45 near ...

According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the 18-wheeler was southbound on I-45 near Louetta when two tires on the left-side middle axel came off the big rig and rolled uncontrollably.