Woman killed after vehicle becomes stuck under trailer on the East Freeway
Posted on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 2:00 pm
HOUSTON, TX – A woman was killed after her vehicle became stuck underneath a trailer on the East Freeway this afternoon, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim, Miranda Jasso, was driving a gray Honda near the 14100 block of the East Freeway around 1:35 p.m.. She failed to control the speed of her vehicle and hit a nearby silver Ford Mustang. The force of the initial collision caused Jasso to hit a trailer driven by Luis Aguilar-Garcia.
The vehicle became trapped underneath the trailer and caught on fire. The driver, Aguilar-Garcia, rescued the victim from her vehicle but she was declared dead at the scene.
The Ford Mustang involved in the first crash did not remain at the scene.
