HOUSTON (AP) — A suspected drunken driver has been accused of causing a wrong-way traffic accident near Houston that left five people dead and two hurt.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced 39-year-old Efraim Carmona has been charged with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and one count of intoxication assault.

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