Beverly, MA : Man faces charges after woman killed in crash in Beverly on Sunday night, May 10, 2015

One person is dead and a second is in critical condition at the hospital after what authorities are calling a drunken driving crash in Beverly.

The Essex district attorney's office says just after 9 p.m. Sunday a Cadillac SUV ran a red light at the intersection of Elliott and Rantoul streets and struck a Ford pickup truck.

A 45-year-old woman who was a passenger in the Cadillac was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The 48-year-old man driving the pickup truck was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

The driver of the Cadillac, identified by the district attorney's office as 31-year-old Todd Porter, of Beverly, is facing several charges, including drunken driving, motor vehicle homicide and speeding.

He was also hospitalized with leg and back injuries.

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Driver in fatal Beverly crash facing drunken driving charges