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Driver charged in passenger's death

Casimiro Campos charged with murder

Casimiro Campos

HOUSTON – A driver has been charged in connection with his passenger's death.

Casimiro Campos, 64, has been charged with murder.

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Houston police said Campos was driving a vehicle that was involved in a minor wreck near the intersection of South Post Oak and Anderson about 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Detectives said Campos' vehicle went through a gas station parking lot and hit a wall of a convenience store.

Police said Campos then drove the vehicle through a fence and into a ditch.

Campos' passenger, Amelia Perez, 46, was thrown out of the vehicle. She was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where she died.

Campos suffered minor injuries.