Charges have been filed against a man involved in a chain-reaction crash that led to the death of a woman on the East Freeway Monday morning.
Pablo Isai Frias, 31, is charged with intoxication manslaughter.
According to Houston police, a tan Chevrolet Tahoe, a Kenworth tractor-trailer truck, a Ford Transit and a Peterbilt tractor-trailer truck were all traveling eastbound near the 7800 block of the East Freeway around 11:35 a.m.
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The Transit stopped due to traffic on the freeway and the Kenworth came to a stop behind it.
The Tahoe, driven by a 30-year-old woman, was possibly attempting to move to another lane and struck the rear of the trailer attached to the Kenworth.
The Peterbilt, driven by Frias, then struck the rear of the Tahoe.
The woman in the Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene.
Frias was evaluated and determined to be intoxicated. He was arrested at the scene and subsequently charged.
The identity of the victim is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
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Pablo Isai Frias, 31, is charged with intoxication manslaughter.
According to Houston police, a tan Chevrolet Tahoe, a Kenworth tractor-trailer truck, a Ford Transit and a Peterbilt tractor-trailer truck were all traveling eastbound near the 7800 block of the East Freeway around 11:35 a.m.
RELATED: 1 person dead after two 18-wheelers crush SUV on I-10 near McCarty in NE Houston, police say
The Transit stopped due to traffic on the freeway and the Kenworth came to a stop behind it.
The Tahoe, driven by a 30-year-old woman, was possibly attempting to move to another lane and struck the rear of the trailer attached to the Kenworth.
The Peterbilt, driven by Frias, then struck the rear of the Tahoe.
The woman in the Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene.
Frias was evaluated and determined to be intoxicated. He was arrested at the scene and subsequently charged.
The identity of the victim is pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
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