Speeding SUV driver thrown from car after hitting curb, flipping in SE Houston
Woman thrown from SUV after hitting curb at hi rate of speed (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – A woman died Sunday night in southeast Houston after police say she lost control and crashed, causing her to be thrown from her vehicle.
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It happened a little before 10:30 p.m. when the Houston PD says it was called to a crash on Dixie Drive off 610. Based on initial evidence, officers said the unidentified driver was speeding when she hit a curb, causing her SUV to flip before she was ejected.
Woman thrown from SUV after hitting curb at hi rate of speed (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) The driver has only been identified as a middle-aged woman, who died upon impact. No one else was involved in the crash and she was the only one in her SUV.
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No additional information has been shared, but police are continuing to investigate.
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