An 18-year-old Cadillac SUV driver accused of speeding into a Garland intersection and crashing into a Nissan SUV — killing its sole occupant — has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter, police said.

Alan Ernaldo Marmol Melendez was taken into custody after the crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Garland Avenue and Kingsley Road, according to the Garland Police Department.

Alan Ernaldo Marmol Melendez, 18 Garland Police Department

SUVs collided in intersection

Police said Marmol Melendez's black Cadillac SUV was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed when it struck the eastbound Nissan SUV in the intersection.

Marmol Melendez and a passenger in his vehicle sustained minor injuries. The passenger was hospitalized and later released,

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