South Side Houston crash: Woman dead after losing her leg during chase

The Brief

  • A woman lost her leg during a crash in the South Side of Houston after getting into a chase with a man on Tuesday afternoon.
  • Police say the woman and man got into an argument at an apartment complex and began to chase each other in separate vehicles.
  • The man was taken into custody by police but his charges have not been released.

HOUSTON A woman was killed after losing her legs during a chase and crash involving a man in the South Side area of Houston, police report.

Houston Police Department Lieutenant Crowson 0says units were called around 4 p.m. on Tuesday to the scene of a major accident on Corder Street near Highway 288.

Woman loses her leg during crash

What we know:

When police arrived on the scene, they found a woman who had been struck by a vehicle had her leg amputated. Lt. Crowson says officers applied a tourniquet before fire department paramedics arrived and took her to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery.

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