Published Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:10 AM

Girl dies of injuries from Grimes rollover

-- Eagle staff report

A 4-year-old girl who was injured in a vehicle accident near Navasota has died.

After the accident on F.M. 3090 on Wednesday, Sierra Simmons was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where she died Friday.

Funeral arrangements were pending with Nobles Funeral Chapel in Navasota.

Jessica Mattern, a 16-year-old Navasota High School student, was killed in the rollover accident.

Three other people injured in the accident -- including the 15-year-old driver, Amanda Alfaro -- have been released from the hospital.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials said the driver overcorrected after the vehicle veered off the road about 7 p.m. Wednesday.

It was unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the road.

Funeral arrangements for Mattern were also pending at Nobles Funeral Chapel.

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