HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly crash involving an intoxicated driver in the Century Plaza area.<\/p>\n
Man killed in north Houston <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
According to Deputy Vasquez, they were called to Century Plaza Drive, north of Greenspoint, around 11 p.m about a crash.<\/p>\n
A vehicle was reported to be going eastbound, failed to stay in a single lane and the driver lost control of the vehicle before going into a grassy medium.<\/p>\n
Deputy Vasquez says the male passenger was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
The female driver was taken to the hospital where it was determined she was intoxicated, officials said. She was taken into custody and is facing intoxicated manslaughter charges.<\/p>\n
According to authorities, the woman said she was going 60 mph at a 35 mph speed limit.<\/p>\n
Deputy Vasquez reports the man and woman are common law married.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
Officials do not know where the couple was coming from.<\/p>\n
The Source: Information from this article was provided by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
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