Woman Dies After Jumping From a Moving Vehicle in West Harris County; the Driver Is Charged With DWI
It happened around 2:20 a.m. Sunday near Saltgrass Trail Way and Katy Hockley Cutoff Road. The driver told deputies he felt a bump, stopped, and tried CPR. She died at a hospital; he was arrested at the scene. Neither name has been released.
A woman died early Sunday after jumping from a moving vehicle in west Harris County, and the man driving the car was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, FOX 26 Houston reports, citing the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The incident happened around 2:20 a.m. near the intersection of Saltgrass Trail Way and Katy Hockley Cutoff Road, west of Katy Park and north of Legacy Stadium.
According to Sheriff's Office Deputy Thomas Chandler, the woman exited the vehicle while it was in motion. The driver told investigators he felt a bump, pulled the car over, and tried to perform CPR on the injured woman. Emergency responders took her to a local hospital, where she died. Deputies arrested the driver at the scene and charged him with DWI.
That is, tonight, the whole of what officials have put on the record - and this desk is printing it at that length on purpose. Authorities have not released the names of the woman or the driver, pending notification of next of kin and formal processing, and they have not described the vehicle, its speed, or the relationship, if any, between the two people in it. The Sheriff's Office says its investigation is continuing.
What is known describes a sequence Houstonians will recognize from too many Sunday mornings: a car moving through a quiet subdivision street in the small hours, a door opening, and a life ending before sunrise, with impairment charged against the person behind the wheel. When the Sheriff's Office releases names and findings, this station will update the story with them - and not before.
