LONGVIEW, Texas — One person was arrested for intoxication manslaughter after reportedly crashing into a building in Downtown Longview.
According to the Longview Police Department, on Saturday, May 13, around 2 a.m., officers responded to a crash in the 400 block of W. Methvin St. Police say a car driving at a high rate of speed and carrying three passengers failed to navigate a curve, left the roadway and struck a brick building.
Per Gregg County judicial records, the driver, identified as Hunter Tigert, 22, of Lone Star, was booked into the Gregg County Jail for intoxication manslaughter. He has since been released on $30,000 bond.
Sydney Van Rijn, 23, of Longview, the front passenger, was taken to a local hospital where she later died. The other two passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
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