SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- A driver is dead after crashing into a tree during a police chase in Sugar Land, police said.
The chase began at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said an officer was attempting a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle on W. Airport and Eldridge when the suspect sped off.
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Police said the officer was within policy when going after the suspect.
During the pursuit, less than a mile from where the scene started, the suspect lost control of the vehicle at W. Airport and Industrial. As a result, the driver was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
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According to police, the driver was the only person in the vehicle. Details regarding the driver were not immediately released.
As a result of the crash, W. Airport was shut down both ways between Dairy Ashford and Industrial but was expected to reopen Sunday morning.