Police believe seat belt would have prevented woman's death in car crash in SE Houston

Sunday, March 6, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houston police said a seat belt would have saved a woman's life in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday night in southeast Houston.

The accident happened at about 9 p.m. Police said the woman was on the South Loop feeder road, near Holmes, when she lost control of her Mini Cooper.
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Police believe the woman left the service road, then tried to get onto Holmes but lost control and ended off the roadway when the car flipped.

The woman wasn't wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected, according to Sgt. David Rose.
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"The car was not severely damaged. So I believe if she had been wearing her seat belt, she would not have perished," said Rose.

The intersection has since reopened.
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