Police car rear-ended on 610 Loop by distracted driver

A driver rear-ended a HPD police car on the 610 Loop last night when the driver became distracted by hay (yes, the stuff horses eat). Apparently the officer noticed hay on the road and pulled over his patrol car and activated the lights to warn other drivers. The driver of a small white vehicle, possibly a Ford or a Kia, was distracted by the hay and crashed into the back of the police car. According to Channel 13, the driver and the police officer were not injured in the accident. The driver received a citation for failure to control speed (which really means not stopping in time to avoid the vehicle in front).

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Anthony Garcia allegedly rear ended police car while driving drunk

Police arrested 29-year old Anthony Adam Garcia for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into the back of a HPD patrol car that was conducting a traffic stop (ironically on another suspected drunk driver). The three car accident happened on the I-45 feeder road near Aldine Bender at around 3:00 a.m. on Monday. The stopped police car had its lights on at the time, but Garcia apparently didn't slow down, and obviously didn't move over. Garcia's vehicle flipped over in the wreck and the impact was enough to push the police car forward into the pickup truck stopped ahead of it, shattering the back window glass of the cruiser. According to Channel 2's report nobody was injured, including a police dog sitting in the back of the cruiser.

Drunk driver hits police car on Almeda Genoa, drives off

A driver is facing drunk driving (and probably other) charges after crashing into a police car last night and then driving away. Channel 13's web site provides little detail on the accident, but apparently the driver hit and unmarked police car on Almeda Genoa near Dumas. The driver then left the scene but was stopped shortly thereafter at a skating rink where he was arrested by the officer whose vehicle was struck, along with several other responding officers.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by a drunk driver and need legal representation, give me a call and I'd be glad to explain your legal rights. I pursue drunk driving cases particularly aggressively and I have no interest in letting intoxicated drivers or their insurance companies off the hook for my clients' damages.

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