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17-year-old girl dies after crashing into retaining wall on Highway 290

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the teenager failed to stop at a stop sign and swerved through multiple lanes of traffic before she struck a retaining wall on Highway 290.

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A 17-year-old died early Sunday morning in a major accident in northwest Harris County.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the teenager failed to stop at a stop sign and swerved through multiple lanes of traffic before she struck a retaining wall on Highway 290 near Hempstead Road.

She was taken to a Cy-Fair hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Fatal accident: a single vehicle accident at US 290 & Hempstead Hwy. The driver, 17 yr old female, failed to stop at a stop sign, crossed multiple lanes of traffic and struck a retaining wall of the NW Freeway. Driver, sole-occupant, pronounced dead at Cyfair hospital #hounews pic.twitter.com/ZNKMevwfMd
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) December 30, 2018

The sheriff did not say if alcohol or speeding were a factor. The teenage girl was the only passenger in the car. There were no other vehicles involved.

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