Maud woman charged with manslaughter after fatal accident on Hwy. 8

A Maud woman is facing intoxicated manslaughter for a June drunk driving accident that resulted in the death of a passenger she refused to identify, officials said.

Stephanie Fannin, 51, of Maud, was charged with intoxicated manslaughter after her F-150 crashed into a ditch on State Highway 8.

Fannin was traveling south when she ran off the roadway in a curve and crashed into a line of trees and came to a stop in the ditch, said Sgt. Ethan Sartor, Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman.