HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- One person is dead, and another person is injured after an accident on the northbound Eastex Freeway at East Mount Houston, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.

The driver of a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck is accused of driving while intoxicated in the wrong direction on the northbound lanes of the freeway.

According to HCSO, the driver was three times the legal limit and drove about 2 miles in the wrong direction before hitting a Honda Accord and killing the driver at approximately 1:47 a.m. Saturday.