Houston driver charged after crash into concrete pillar leaves passenger dead, police say

HOUSTON - A driver has been charged with intoxicated manslaughter following a crash on Wednesday afternoon that left a passenger dead, Houston police say.

The suspect, Ahmad R. Davis, 43, was hospitalized after the crash. The identity of the 59-year-old man who died in the crash has not been released.

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The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 4600 block of the South Sam Houston Parkway West service road.

Police say Davis was driving an SUV when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a concrete pillar. 

Paramedics transported Davis and the passenger to the hospital, where the passenger was pronounced dead.

According to police, the investigation determined that Davis was impaired.