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HCSO: Woman dies after jumping out of moving vehicle on Highway 290 near Spring Cypress

The sheriff said the 30-year-old woman was bleeding and unconscious whe first responders arrived.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman has died after she jumped out of a moving vehicle on Highway 290 Wednesday night, according to the Harris County deputies.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the woman died from her injuries Thursday morning.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from before the victim's death was announced.

Life Flight responded to the scene in the 24100 block of the freeway near Spring Cypress.

The sheriff said the 30-year-old woman was bleeding and unconscious at the time first responders arrived on scene.

The driver of the the vehicle she was in remained at the scene and was cooperating with the investigation, the sheriff said.

The sheriff said it appears the victim desired to either harm herself or take her life intentionally. The investigation continues at this time.

Houston Transtar said that westbound lanes were shut down for awhile as deputies investigated.

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