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3 Houston Officers Hurt in Suspected DWI Crashes Hours Apart

HPD reports admissions of drinking by both Midtown occupants, with all four hospitalized expected to recover.

Overview

  • Houston police say an HPD unit was struck around 10:45 p.m. at Chenevert and Tuam after a driver ran a stop sign in Midtown.
  • Investigators report the Midtown driver and his passenger admitted to drinking earlier in the night.
  • The two officers and the two men from that crash were taken to the hospital, and all are expected to recover.
  • Less than 24 hours earlier, an officer was injured in a suspected DWI crash around 2:30 a.m. on TC Jester near White Oak Bayou in the Heights.
  • Six people were injured across the two incidents as investigations continue and residents describe the Midtown intersection as a longstanding trouble spot near bars.