Guy Saxon Hit, Injured by Vehicle on I-35E in Ellis County
Guy Saxon ID’d as Italy Police Officer Injured in Ellis County Pedestrian Accident on Interstate 35E
Guy Saxon Hit, Injured by Vehicle on I-35E in Ellis County
Ellis County, Texas (October 4, 2018) – The Italy police officer who was struck and injured Monday morning by a vehicle while clearing debris from an interstate in Ellis County has been identified as Lt. Guy Saxon, 40, according to the authorities.
The crash happened at around 6:50 a.m. October 1, on Interstate 35E.
DPS officials said Officer Saxon parked on the right shoulder of the northbound lanes and turned his emergency lights on to alert traffic. He got of the car to clear the debris on the roadway when a pickup driven by Austin Honeycutt,21, went into a skid and struck the officer.
Saxon was transported to Methodist Dallas Medical Center with life threatening injuries.
According to a relative, Saxon remains in the ICU with several fractures and an injury to his liver.
Honeycutt was not injured in the crash.
Troopers closed the northbound lanes of I-35E for several hours as they worked on the scene. The lanes were later reopened.
An investigation is underway.
