Police identify suspect in fatal red light crash in West Houston

Officials on Sunday identified a 29-year-old man who killed a 21-year-old woman after he allegedly sped through a red light and collided with her car.

Adokoe Akue will face charges of manslaughter and reckless, aggravated assault in connection to the crash near the intersection of Westheimer Road and South Dairy Ashford, said Charles Cornelius, a vehicular crimes investigator with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

The crash instantly killed the 21-year-old woman, who has not been identified and caused a fractured arm and serious internal injuries to a male passenger in her car, according to authorities. He is expected to survive.

Akue was hospitalized with a fractured leg. He will be held on $40,000 bond.