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Teen injured when suspected drunk driver crashes into bedroom, records show 5 prior DWI convictions

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 15-year-old girl says her bed likely saved her life when a suspected drunken driver crashed into her bedroom Monday evening in northwest Harris County.

By Joe McCoy·53 min ago

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 15-year-old girl says her bed likely saved her life when a suspected drunken driver crashed into her bedroom Monday evening in northwest Harris County.

Juan Martinez, 71, is in jail following the crash on Harper Forest near West Mount Houston Road.

Court records show he has at least five prior convictions for driving while intoxicated.

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