20-year-old driver showed signs of intoxication after deadly crash on Southwest Freeway, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- One person is dead, and another is injured after a fatal crash on the Southwest Freeway on Sunday morning, the Houston Police Department said.

Officials said the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes at Westpark. It was cleared just before 6 a.m.

According to HPD, the driver of an Acura lost their bumper on the freeway and pulled over onto the shoulder to grab it.

That's when a Ford Mustang crashed into the Acura, killing the Acura's passenger and sending the driver to the hospital, investigators said.

Police told ABC13 the Mustang's driver is a 20-year-old woman who showed signs of intoxication. She is currently in custody, but no formal charges have been filed, police said.

Officers said HPD is getting a warrant to draw her blood to obtain her level of intoxication.