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HOUSTON, TX — Two Harris County deputies are injured after a suspected drunk driver hit their vehicle.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the crash happened at 13199 Westpark Drive in Houston.
At the time of the crash, the two deputies were transporting a prisoner to a county jail. The prisoner was pronounced dead.
Both deputies were transported to a hospital with fractures.
(1) One of our @HCSOTexas units, occupied by 2 deputies was struck by a suspected drunk driver. At time of impact, our unit was transporting an adult to county jail, that male has been pronounced deceased at the scene. Both deputies have been transported to hospital w/fractures. pic.twitter.com/TxeXZ6Sacj
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 22, 2019
