BOSTON -- A 22-year-old Swansea man faces motor vehicle homicide and drunken driving charges after a crash that left a woman dead.

Justin Nunes, 22, crashed his 2003 Ford Escape into two utility poles on Gardners Neck Road in Swansea early Friday morning, police said.

A female passenger was seriously injured in the crash and taken to Rhode Island Hospital. She died Friday morning.

After the crash, Nunes was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of liquor resulting in serious bodily injury, reckless operation of a vehicle and a marked lanes violation. The charges will be upgraded to motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of liquor.

The victim's name has not been released.