HOUSTON – A woman has been charged in a fiery Houston crash that left two people dead last week.

Woman charged in crash

Ariel Perry Stewart (Photo: Houston Police Department)

What we know:

Ariel Perry Stewart, 21, is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. She was taken into custody after the crash on Oct. 17.

What we don’t know:

The two people who died in the crash have not been publicly identified by authorities.

2 killed on Katy Freeway

The backstory:

The deadly crash occurred around 1:15 a.m. Oct. 17 in the 2100 block of the I-10 Katy Freeway.

Police say Stewart was driving a Tesla on the highway when she struck a Nissan Sentra.

The Sentra spun out, struck a barrier and caught fire, authorities say.

The woman and the man in the Sentra died at the scene.

A passenger in the Tesla was taken to the hospital.

According to police, Stewart showed signs of intoxication. She was charged and booked into the Harris County Jail.

The Source: The information in this article comes from the Houston Police Department.

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