18-year-old charged with intoxication manslaughter after deadly Mesquite crash

An 18-year-old who police say was drunk behind the wheel hit and killed a man in Mesquite on Saturday night.

18-year-old Jose Martinez of Garland has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

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Police say Martinez hit a man on Town East Boulevard, near Motley Drive. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner later identified the victim as 52-year-old Alan Belcher.

Mesquite police are investigating the crash.