An 18-year-old was charged with intoxication manslaughter in a crash that sent seven people to the hospital killing one.
Police said Humberto Vasquez ran a red light in a Ford Explorer in the 1200 block of North Buckner Boulevard at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday and crashed into a blue Honda Civic causing it to roll. Three females were in the Civic.
The Explorer then crashed into a Honda Element according to police. The driver was injured but the two passengers were not.
Police said Vasquez was taken to Parkland Hospital in critical condition. Police said they found beer cans in his car and that Vasquez will be charged with intoxication manslaughter and three counts of intoxication assault.
Two passengers in the Explorer were hospitalized in serious condition.
The 18-year-old girl driving the Civic died a few hours later. The passengers in the Civic Ivan and Jeanette Del Rio were taken to Baylor Medical Center in serious condition.
From NBC5i.com
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