GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A man has been charged after he crashed a vehicle carrying eight children, sending four to the hospital, authorities say.
It happened on I-45 N at Tiki Island Friday evening.
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The Galveston County Sheriff's Office told Eyewitness News a man and a woman were in a vehicle with eight children.
Investigators said the driver was on a curved road and veered off at the Cloverleaf interchange into a field where the vehicle crashed.
Four children were rushed to the hospital and at least one of them suffered a broken leg.
None of the children were wearing seatbelts, according to authorities.
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The man, who was driving the vehicle, is facing an intoxication assault charge. He was booked into the Galveston County Jail on a $50,000 bond, authorities said.