Man arrested, charged in connection with deadly crash in north Houston

Hector Ricardo Lainez (Source: Houston Police Department)

One man has been charged following a deadly crash in north Houston on Sunday morning, police said. 

62-year-old Hector Lainez is charged with intoxication manslaughter in the 262nd State District Court, according to a release. 

Houston police said Lainez was driving a silver Nissan Sentra westbound in the 100 block of West Greens Road when he failed to stay in a single lane and struck a traffic light pole. 

Police said his passenger, a 62-year-old woman, was taken to Memorial Hermann - Woodlands Hospital where she later died. 

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Lainez was detained at the scene and determined to be intoxicated, police said. 

Lainez was treated at the scene and later taken into custody. 

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