One police car was rear-ended on the way to another crash site. Meanwhile, another police vehicle crashed into a suspected drunk driver who fell asleep at the wheel.
Two crashes involving Houston Police Department vehicles and suspected drunk drivers happened on the city's north side Saturday morning, according to investigators.
The first crash involved a car and an 18-wheeler. The big rig ended up off the road, and neither driver was hurt, according to police. The second crash involving an HPD officer happened at about 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-45 near Patton Street.According to HPD, this accident happened when another suspected drunk driver fell asleep at the wheel. Police said his car was in drive in the main lanes of I-45 but was not moving when it was hit from behind by an HPD SUV.The driver is facing a DWI charge, according to police.
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