73-year old drunk driver hits and kills pedestrian in Houston

August 2, 2010: Houston Police Department is reporting that a 73-year old man hit and killed a 20-year old woman who was crossing a southeast Houston street, after which the man drove away.  William Jones has been charged with driving while intoxicated and also causing an accident resulting in injury or death. Investigators say the accident happened around 10:25pm at the 5800 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard near Griggs Road in Houston. The identity of the victim, who died at the hospital, has not been released.  Police officers nearby witnessed the accident and Mr. Jones was arrested shortly thereafter. Read the Click2Houston story here.