Police said the driver showed signs of intoxication after the crash and was being evaluated for a DWI.
HOUSTON — A driver faces murder charges after causing several crashes in Houston’s Midtown early Saturday morning, police say.
It all started shortly after 2 a.m. when deputies with the Harris County Precinct 7 Constable’s Office saw a black Ford F-150 crash into two other vehicles in a parking lot along Smith Street near Dennis Street.
According to Sgt. Thomas Fendia with the Houston Police Department, deputies tried to pull the driver of the F-150 over before that driver sped off headed south on Smith Street. HPD said the truck hit a few vehicles while speeding down Smith Street, flying through red lights, until the driver crashed into a white Lexus that had the right of way on Elgin Street.
The Lexus was spun around and crashed into a building before bursting into flames. Fendia said the two people in the Lexus died at the scene.
The F-150 driver was then taken into custody and officers said he showed signs of intoxication and was being evaluated for a DWI.
A woman passenger in his truck was taken to a hospital with injuries. Police said she does not currently face any charges.
HPD said that because the driver was committing a felony at the time of the wreck, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is pursuing murder charges against him.