1 killed, 1 critical in crash after suspected drunk driver runs red light

Monday, September 13, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One person died early Sunday and two passengers were trapped after a major crash on a southwest Houston freeway feeder road involving a suspected drunk driver.

It happened just after 3 a.m. on the Southwest Freeway feeder and Fountain View.
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A woman who police said they believe was intoxicated ran a red light on the northbound feeder road and slammed into another car, according to HPD.

The driver of the vehicle that was hit died. A passenger in the car was critically injured.

The woman involved was booked into jail on intoxication manslaughter charges, police said.
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The crash was one of several traffic fatalities on Houston roads over the weekend.

Two people died in a fiery wrong-way crash on the Southwest Freeway at West Belfort.



Another fatal crash happened in northwest Harris County involved one death and another person who was taken to a hospital by ambulance. That crash happened in the 39400 block of US-290 Business at Stokes Road early Sunday morning.
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