A father is dead and his son is injured after an alleged drunk driver t-boned their vehicle early Saturday morning.
The accident happened in the intersection of West Mount Houston Road and Veterans Memorial Drive.
Harris County deputies said the victim and his 19-year-old son, who was driving, were traveling westbound on West Mount Houston Road in a black Lincoln Town Car. The suspect was traveling southbound on Veterans Memorial in a Hyundai Elantra.
Witnesses told deputies that the suspect passed a red light and crashed into the passenger side of the victim's vehicle.
The father was pronounced dead on the scene. The son was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and is expected to survive.
The suspect was not injured. He was asked to take a field sobriety test but refused, according to authorities.
Deputies said the suspect smelled of alcohol and was slurring his words. He refused to take a field sobriety test but the strong smell of alcohol on his breath was enough evidence to arrest him on a charge of intoxication manslaughter.
The suspect was transferred to the Harris County Courthouse Annex where a judge will process a search warrant, and a nurse will draw blood.
