HOUSTON -- A 48-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter following a Texas crash that killed a USPS worker Saturday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
The crash happened in the 11700-block of Antoine Drive in Houston, the sheriff said.
The sheriff said the crash involved two vehicles, one being a postal truck and the other being a pickup.
"We have witnesses that did observe the vehicle going at a significant high rate of speed. It was a pretty violent crash that occurred," HCSO Sgt. Villacorta said.
According to officials, the driver of the pickup truck was driving southbound on Antoine Drive as he was fleeing the scene of a separate minor crash up the road.
"As he was fleeing, he was going at a high rate of speed, lost control, and struck the rear of t