Man involved in crash that killed his pregnant girlfriend taken to jail

HOUSTON – A man involved in a crash that killed his pregnant girlfriend is in the Harris County jail.

Anton Aleksandrov was taken there Wednesday in connection with an assault on a family member case. According to the Harris County District Attorney's Office, the case involved his girlfriend, Monica Ramirez.

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She was killed Jan. 1 after crashing her truck into a building.

Police say Ramirez and Aleksandrov were chasing each other in separate cars.

They both lost control and crashed just off Beltway 8 near Hammerly.

Ramirez was 25 weeks pregnant and paramedics were able to deliver her baby.