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Driver Charged In Cab Driver's Death

POSTED: Thursday, January 3, 2008

A driver has been charged in connection with a cab driver's death, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Cab driver Clinton Washington, 43, stopped to help a motorist who had been involved in a wreck on the southbound feeder road of the North Freeway near Werner Street at about 3:10 a.m. Monday.

Investigators said a sport utility vehicle driven by Micaela Elizabeth Liem, 37, hit Washington as he helped the motorist.

Washington died from his injuries at Ben Taub Hospital.

Detectives said officers detected a strong odor of alcohol on Liem's breath. She was arrested and had a mandatory blood draw at a hospital.

Liem was legally intoxicated at the time of the incident, officials said. She has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

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