A San Antonio man is accused of vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and drunken driving in a fatal hit and run accident.
According to a Houston County sheriff's captain, the driver of the 18-wheeler had just come off an Interstate 75 exit ramp when he ran a red light and crashed into the passenger side of a Ford F-150 pick up truck driven by a Michigan women.
The woman and her husband, who was a passenger, were taken to separate hospitals. According to the sheriff's captain the woman driver was pronounced dead, while her husband suffers from head injuries and is listed in stable condition.
The captain also said the driver of the 18-wheeler fled the scene but was later captured and taken into custody. He faces several traffic-related offenses, he added.
