Innocent driver killed in high-speed crash with suspected drunk driver in W. Harris Co.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) An innocent driver was killed, and another driver is now facing criminal charges after a violent crash in west Harris County.
Around 1 a.m. Monday, investigators say the victim was pulling out of a gas station parking lot at Westpark and Highway 6.
That s when the victim s car was hit by the 24-year-old driver of a Lexus, who deputies say was traveling at a very high rate of speed. Officials believe the driver was drunk.
The impact of the crash caused the victim s car to be pushed into a ditch.
It happened around 11 p.m. near Lockwood Drive.
The 32-year-old was eastbound on the Beltway feeder when he lost control of his Camaro and hit the curb before crashing into a guardrail, according to the Harris County Sheriff s Office.
The guardrail impaled the Camaro during the crash, which killed the driver s father, a 60-year-old man, who was in the passenger seat, deputies said.
The driver, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital where he was stable. Deputies believe he was intoxicated when the crash happened.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) A woman has been arrested and charged after a DUI-related crash killed a passenger in her vehicle on Sunday morning in west Houston, according to police.
Authorities believe 29-year-old Ana Flores was the driver responsible for the crash on North Wilcrest Drive that killed a 34-year-old man.
Flores has since been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
Houston police said officials have not confirmed the identity of the victim, who they said was riding in the front seat.
The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. near Memorial.
Flores was reportedly driving a GMC Sierra southbound on Wilcrest at a high rate of speed when she left the road and crashed, according to Houston police.