The Texas Department of Public Safety on Monday released details about a deadly crash which happened Saturday along Interstate 20 near Colorado City. 

DPS said Jazmine Aiyana Martinez, 9, of Phoenix, Arizona, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash just after 3:00 p.m.

Jazmine was a passenger in a Dodge Durango when the vehicle had a tire blowout.  DPS said Jazmine was not wearing a seat belt.

A crash summary from DPS said Jazmine was ejected then struck by another vehicle.

DPS said, “Studies show that your chance of surviving critical injury or death increases by 50 percent when wearing a seat belt.  Please wear your seat belt.”

(Information from BigCountryHomePage.com)