Houston, TX — There three separate car accidents on the Southwest Freeway (I-69) early Saturday morning that happened one after the other. A Houston police officer and another driver were badly injured after they were struck by an allegedly drunk driver during one of the accidents, reports said.
This happened on Saturday morning, around 2:15 a.m., at the Bellaire Boulevard exit. There was a two-car accident on the Southwest Freeway, which resulted in a tow truck coming to the scene. As the tow truck was working on clearing the scene, another car crashed into the tow truck, causing a second accident.
This prompted two Houston PD patrol cars to come and block off the area so the crash site could be cleared up. As the two police officers were standing at the scene, another driver failed to brake in time and crashed into the patrol cars.
One of the officers was standing near his patrol car and was thrown about 20 feet, the news said. He and another person were taken to a hospital in serious condition.
The third driver (the one that hit the police cars) was arrested for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol. Their name was’t released, but they were charged with intoxication assault.
This is still being investigated.
Scene of the Accident
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