1 dead, 4 others injured after van loses control; goes into ditch on Highway 6 in Sugar Land

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SUGAR LAND, Texas – The driver of a van which lost control and crashed into a ditch leading to one death has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

The crash happened on Highway 6, between U.S. 90A and Imperial Blvd Saturday.

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According to Sugar Land Public Information Officer Doug Adolph, a white van was traveling northbound on Highway 6 when the driver lost control and went into a ditch.

Adolph said there were five people inside the van. Three people sustained minor injuries while another was flown to a hospital. One person was dead at the scene.

According to Adolph, the driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash and has been charged.


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