HARRIS COUNTY, Texas \u2013 A 27-year-old woman was killed early Saturday morning after a suspected wrong-way driver crashed head-on into her car on the Eastex Freeway, according to the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
911 calls came in a little after 1:45 a.m. Saturday morning saying that a vehicle was going southbound in the northbound lanes. A few minutes later, callers reported the vehicle had crashed.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Kelsey Gomez was driving a Honda Accord heading northbound in the on the Eastex Freeway when Alfredo Cartagena, driving Chevrolet Silverado southbound in the northbound lanes, struck her vehicle head-on.<\/p>\n
Gomez was extricated from the Honda, and deputies performed life-saving measures but she was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n
Cartagena was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators said he showed signs of intoxication. A search warrant was obtained and executed, and Cartagena was charged with intoxication manslaughter.<\/p>\n
The investigation remains ongoing by the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office Vehicular Crimes Division.<\/p>\n
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