An alleged drunk driver has been charged with manslaughter involving an accident on the Eastex Freeway Sunday afternoon. The driver of a Ford F-150 pickup truck hit a center concrete divider and lost control of the vehicle. The truck rolled several times, throwing the 17-year-old passenger in the backseat from the vehicle. She died at the scene. Another passenger and a child were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The 26-year-old driver has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
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