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HPD: Passenger dies after being ejected from rollover crash on the East Loop

The freeway reopened just after 6 a.m.

HOUSTON — A passenger died after being ejected from an SUV during a crash on the 610 East Loop early Wednesday, according to Houston police.

This happened just before 2 a.m. near McCarty Street. The freeway reopened just after 6 a.m.

Police said the SUV crashed into the guardrail and flipped several times and a passenger. A passenger was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger does not appear to have been wearing a seatbelt during the crash, police said.

Police said they suspect that the crash may have been alcohol related.

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