Off-Duty Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Hurt in Hit-and-Run Collision on Eastex Freeway

Precinct 4 Deputy Constable Injured in Crash Eastex Freeway in Harris County

Houston, Texas (September 29, 2017) – A Precinct 4 deputy constable who was off-duty was injured by a hit-and-run driver on the Eastex Freeway on Friday.
The crash occurred at on Friday, September 29, in the southbound lanes near Hopper.
According to investigators report, a vehicle struck the deputy constable’s car causing deputy’s car to smash into a guardrail. As the deputy constable was getting out of his vehicle to check the wreckage, he was hit by another car which failed to stop at the scene.
The deputy sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by an ambulance to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment. The deputy’s female passenger was unhurt, as per investigator’s report.
The extent to which the deputy was injured was not immediately provided, but authorities said he is expected to recover.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the collision.
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