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Man charged with intoxication manslaughter after woman killed, 2 children injured in crash

HOUSTON – A man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after a crash that killed a woman Tuesday in southeast Houston, police said.

According to investigators, the woman and two children were stopped at a stop sign on Calhoun at Pershing around 9 p.m. when 32-year-old Mark Charlot, who was speeding and driving erratically, slammed his black Chevy Silverado truck into the Mazda 626.

VIDEO: Woman killed, 2 children injured in southeast Houston crash

Police said Charlot lost control, hit a curb near a bus stop and slammed into the driver's side of the car, killing the 40-year-old woman.

The 10-year-old and 16-year-old in the car were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital with minor injuries.

The identity of the woman has not yet been released.