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

HOUSTON - A woman was killed after losing a leg during a chase and crash involving two other people in the South Side area of Houston, police report.

Houston Police Department Lieutenant Crowson says 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:

Lt. Crowson states a woman had got into an argument a man at an apartment complex nearby Highway 288. The two got into separate vehicles and began to chase each other down Corder Street.

According to officials, the male lost control of his vehicle and crashed into another woman standing outside a Toyota Sienna, causing her to become pinned. During the incident, the woman had one of her legs amputated, and her second leg was nearly taken off, Lt. Crowson says.

Lt. Crowson reports officers who arrived at the scene applied a tourniquet before fire department paramedics arrived and took her to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery.

The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital.

According to Lt. Crowson, the woman's family was inside the home and ran out to the scene where they first started giving first aid before police arrived.

The man showed signs of intoxication and was also driving at a high rate of speed.

Houston police say the male driver, 34, was detained but later released.

What we don't know:

Police have not said what the relationship was between the arguing woman and man.

What's next:

The District Attorney's Office is investigating to see what possible charges could be filed.