Suspected Drunk Driver Causes 2 HPD Officers Fall 16 feet Off S.W. Freeway

2 HPD Officers Fall 16 Feet Off Southwest Freeway after being Hit by Car in Houston Texas

HOUSTON, Texas (July 28, 2017 ) – Two Houston Police Department officers were on Friday morning forced to jump 16 ft off the Southwest Freeway when a suspected drunken driver hit one of them, police said.
According to investigators, the two officers were looking into a crash involving a single vehicle on the Newcastle exit ramp which took place at around 3 a.m. when a speeding drunk driver struck the stopped car, went around it and drove towards the officers.  The drunk driver struck one of the officers in the ankle, causing the 9-year veteran to fall off the freeway. The second officer jumped out of the way and also went over the freeway wall.
The officers were lucky to sustain few injuries and thankful to a team of firefighters who warned them when they saw the car speeding towards them.
The drunk driver, only identified as a 25-year-old woman, was not injured in the accident. Both officers were transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital with and were expected to survive.
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