The Houston Police Department said the deadly wreck happened just before 6 a.m. SkyEye flew over the scene on Westheimer at McCue, where a vehicle could be seen rolled over and heavily damaged along the ramp of the yellow parking lot.
Asst. Chief A. Rodriguez said a Jaguar 4-door sedan was going eastbound, lost control, and crashed at 5065 Westheimer.
HPD confirmed two people died, though they have not been identified.
Before the crash, Rodriguez said officers tried to stop a vehicle for running a red light nearby, near Winrock and Westheimer, but lost sight of it. Investigators initially said they were trying to determine if that was the same vehicle involved in the crash. They later confirmed it was the same vehicle and linked it to the attempted traffic stop.
Officials urged people to avoid the area.
"I don't know the exact speed of the vehicle. It appears to be, from the way the scene looks, that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed," Rodriguez said.
An investigation into the crash is underway.
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