Deputy John Coddou Killed in Harris County Pedestrian Accident on Grand Parkway 

Harris County, Texas – A deputy was killed on Tuesday in a pedestrian accident in Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The fatal crash happened around 9:30 a.m., April 23, on Grand Parkway, northwest of Houston.

Deputies said John Coddou, 50, had pulled over to help a driver following a minor crash. A white Chevy truck swerved to avoid Coddou’s vehicle and veered onto the median, where Coddou was helping the other driver. Coddou tried to avoid the Chevy but he was hit.

Coddou was airlifted to a Houston hospital where he was pronounced dead. He had been a 20-year veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office.

No other information was available.

The deputies are investigating the crash.

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