Officer falls 16 feet after alleged drunk driver hits him on I-69 in Houston, Texas
HPD officer falls 16 feet after hit by drunk driver
The collision happened about 2:05 a.m. while the officer stood on the outbound Newcastle exit ramp of I-69, said HPD Sgt. Thomas Fendia. The officer was responding to an earlier, single-car crash that had left one car on the ramp, blocking traffic.
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