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Suspected drunk driver kills Houston motorist in deadly crash

An allegedly intoxicated driver has taken the live of a Houston motorist.  The accident happened early Saturday morning when the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup truck struck a car pulled over on the side of the road.

The car, a Toyota, was on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes of Eastex Freeway near the North Beltway.  It had broken down and the driver was waiting with the vehicle for help to arrive.

The Ford F-250 was traveling northbound on Eastex Freeway when the driver veered over to the side of the road and crashed into the Toyota.  The Toyota’s driver was sitting inside the car and was killed in the collision.

According to police the driver of the Ford F-250 was under the influence of alcohol when he hit the Toyota.  The driver will now face intoxication manslaughter charges for his role in the crash.

Saturday between 2 and 3am is the most common time for car accidents involving drunk drivers to occur.  Twenty-eight percent of people killed in Texas car crashes were involved in a crash with a drunk driver.

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