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Girl killed while watching boyfriend change tire on side of road
09:33 AM CDT on Monday, October 27, 2008
HOUSTON – An 18-year-old girl was killed Sunday as she watched her boyfriend change a tire on the side of the road, police said.
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According to police, the young couple’s vehicle broke down on Highway 105 at Sapp Road.
Police say Meghann Marie Smith was watching for cars when an SUV came over the hill and struck her. Her boyfriend, Lance Barton, was able to jump out of the way.
Investigators say a drunk driver hit Smith.
The female driver, Catherine Roberts, stopped to ask what had happened. Police say she fled the scene when the victim’s boyfriend told her that she had killed his girlfriend.
Conroe police were able to stop her several miles from the scene and arrested her.
Roberts has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
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