Driver of Mustang charged in deadly car accident in Houston

On the night of Saturday December 11th a speeding Ford Mustang crashed into two other vehicles on the Eastex Freeway in Houston, killing one woman and seriously injuring two other motorists.  The 21-year old driver of the Mustang has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. Oscar Javier Sanchez was driving the white-colored Mustang southbound in the 7500 block of the Eastex Freeway when he smashed into a black Dodge Ram pickup truck, and then also crashed into a Dodge Avenger car, according to Houston Police Department spokesperson Keese Smith.  Tragically, a 21-year old female passenger of the Dodge Ram was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.  Police arrested Sanchez at the scene.  The drivers of the Dodge Ram and Dodge Avenger were both taken to hospital with severe injuries.

Smith & Hassler extends its condolences to the family members of the deceased 21-year old passenger, whose family are no doubt devastated by this preventable tragedy.