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HOUSTON – A mother who was driving this Sunday morning in an alleged state of drunkenness faces charges after she crashed her vehicle against a pole, five children were also traveling in the car and one of them lost life, according to the authorities.
The charges against the driver, of 35 years, were modified hours after the accident when officers learned that a four-year-old boy, who was traveling in the vehicle, died of his injuries sustained in the incident.
Investigators believe the boy suffered a severe head injury.
Update # 3 to crash on Sam Houston Pkwy: sad to report the child has been pronounced deceased at the hospital. The charge on the mother / driver has been upgraded to felony murder. The child was unrestrained, possibly sitting on the lap of another child. # hounews https://t.co/sAifSiikkY
– Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO ) November 14, 2021