Overview
- The Harris County Sheriff's Office announced the intoxication manslaughter charge after deputies responded to a crash on Century Plaza Drive north of Greenspoint that left a man dead.
- Deputies say the eastbound vehicle failed to stay in its lane, entered a grassy median and the passenger was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.
- Officials say the driver was taken to a hospital where she was found to be intoxicated and deputies reported she told them she had been driving about 60 mph in a road likely posted at 35 mph.
- Reports differ on whether the driver was arrested at the scene, with one local outlet saying she was taken into custody while deputies have not confirmed the timing of any arrest.
- Deputies identified the pair as common-law spouses of about six years and said the investigation by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Vehicular Crimes Division is ongoing.