Miriam Buentello ID’d as Woman Killed in Houston Collision on Interstate 10 near McCarty Street

Houston, Texas (April 20, 2022) – Police have identified the woman who died Monday morning following a crash involving four vehicles in Houston as Miriam Buentello, 30.

The four-vehicle wreck happened at around 11:35 a.m. Monday, April 18, on Interstate 10 East Freeway near McCarty.

According to the police, Buentello was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe and was attempting to get around a stopped van in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10.

Buentello reportedly struck a Kenworth tractor-trailer as she was changing lanes. A  Peterbilt tractor-trailer then rear-ended the Tahoe.

Buentello was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other serious injuries were reported.

Police later found the driver of the Peterbilt, identified as 31-year-old Pablo Isai Frias, was intoxicated at the time of the accident. Frias was arrested and booked into jail on charges of intoxication manslaughter.

Authorities temporarily blocked several lanes of Interstate 10 at McCarty Street following the crash.

The accident remains under investigation.

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