The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident that happened early Sunday morning in the Katy area. They say a woman died after jumping from a moving vehicle on Salt Grass Trail Way near Katy Hockley Cut Off Rd.
Investigators say Gerardo A. Rodriguez was driving westbound around 2 a.m. and got into an argument with the passenger, Berenice Barraza. During the argument, Barraza opened the passenger door and got out of the moving Jeep.
Rodriguez told officers he felt as though he had driven over a bump. He continued west before parking and returning to the area, where he found Barraza on the ground and not breathing. The sheriff’s office says he began CPR. EMS then took her to Memorial Hermann Katy, where she was pronounced dead.
Deputies detained Rodriguez after noting an odor of intoxicants and glassy eyes, according to the report. He refused field sobriety tests and was arrested.
