{"id":147452,"date":"2026-02-02T13:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147452\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:03:10","slug":"suspect-drunk-driver-arrested-after-hitting-killing-woman-and-crashing-into-5-vehicles-in-downtown-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/147452\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect drunk driver arrested after hitting, killing woman and crashing into 5 vehicles in downtown Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 A man has been arrested and charged after police say he hit and killed a woman while driving drunk on Sunday night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers with the Houston Police Department responded to reports of a deadly crash in the 2400 block of Pierce Street around 11:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police say a woman in her 20s was exiting a club and crossing the street when a speeding vehicle struck her, dragging her along the road before hitting another car. The driver also crashed into five additional vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver, who police said had come from another bar, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Darian Walker with Express Children&#8217;s Theatre at KPRC 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:55<\/p>\n<p>Darian Walker with Express Children&#8217;s Theatre at KPRC 2Varios tiroteos en Houston durante la noche<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 2:37<\/p>\n<p>Varios tiroteos en Houston durante la nocheThree Separate Shootings Across Houston Overnight<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 2:44<\/p>\n<p>Three Separate Shootings Across Houston OvernightCiao from Italy! 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