Passenger Dies in Harris County Accident
The Houston Chronicle Reported, The passenger in a weekend traffic accident in north Harris County has died and investigators plan to ask prosecutors to upgrade a charge against the driver, sheriff's officials said.
Kyle Smart, 18, the driver who survived the crash shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Farrell Road, was impaired by alcohol and drugs when the crash occurred, deputies said early today.
They plan to ask that the current charge of intoxication assault be upgraded to intoxication manslaughter.
Smart's passenger, Todd Davis, died Monday morning at Memorial Hermann Hospital, deputies said. They said Davis was ejected from the vehicle during the accident.
Smart is free after posting $10,000 bail, according to court records.
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Kyle Smart, 18, the driver who survived the crash shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of Farrell Road, was impaired by alcohol and drugs when the crash occurred, deputies said early today.
They plan to ask that the current charge of intoxication assault be upgraded to intoxication manslaughter.
Smart's passenger, Todd Davis, died Monday morning at Memorial Hermann Hospital, deputies said. They said Davis was ejected from the vehicle during the accident.
Smart is free after posting $10,000 bail, according to court records.
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