TX Officer Injured When Patrol Vehicle Struck by Off-Duty Officer
Police said the Houston officer was stopped near the middle lanes with his emergency lights on. A Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was being driven by an off-duty officer with Pasadena PD was traveling westbound and struck the HPD patrol unit.
An officer with the Houston Police Department (TX) and an off-duty officer with the Pasadena Police Department were injured in a crash Thursday around 3 a.m. The off-duty Pasadena officer drove into the rear of the Houston patrol unit that was parked with lights flashing.
According to Click2Houston, investigators say two HPD patrol officers responded to a Ford Explorer that had stopped in the moving lanes of a westbound feeder road. Officers discovered the driver was passed out in the driver’s seat, authorities said.
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Police said the other officer was stopped near the middle lanes with his emergency lights on. A Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was being driven by an off-duty officer with Pasadena PD was traveling westbound and struck the HPD patrol unit, causing the patrol vehicle to hit another vehicle, investigators said.
Both the HPD officer, a 15-year veteran of the department; and the off-duty Pasadena officer, who has been with the department since July 2019; were transported to the hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured in the crash, police said.
Houston police told KHOU-11 they are investigating the incident.
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