43-year-old Man Dies in Southwest Houston West Orem Car Crash

Houston, Texas (January 25, 2017) – At least one person was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle car crash in southwest Houston, according to a Houston Police Department press release.
The accident took place at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Jan 21 when a driver of a blue Toyota Scion traveling east one West Orem lost control near Hiram Clarke. The car crossed a grassy median and crashed into the concrete base of a massive power line tower.
A 43-year-old male front-seat passenger was fatally injured and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Toyota driver was rushed to Ben Taub General Hospital with unspecified injuries.
The male driver is believed to have been intoxicated at the time of the crash and faces possible DUI Manslaughter charges.