Driver accused of DWI and charged in unborn baby's death appears in court

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man charged in a deadly crash that authorities believe caused a woman's miscarriage appeared in court on Wednesday.

Ashton Craven faces felony murder for Saturday's crash at the intersection of Bataan and Rutland. According to police, Craven ran a stop sign and hit a car being driven by a woman who was five months pregnant.

Doctors say she lost her baby because of the accident.

Officials say this is Craven's fourth DWI.

If convicted on the murder charge, Craven, 38, could receive life in prison.

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