Archive for April 29th, 2012

Deputy hit by Isuzu Rodeo while directing funeral traffic

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Apr 2012
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Categories: Motorcycle Accidents

An off-duty deputy was working an extra job providing a motorcycle escort to a funeral when he was hit and injured by an Isuzu Rodeo SUV that failed to yield the right-of-way. The deputy was directing traffic at Martin Luther King and Bellfort: after the impact the Isuzu dragged the deputy across two lanes of traffic. According to police who investigated, the Isuzu failed to yield to the deputy. The deputy was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment. Channel 2’s story is here.

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Bicyclist to hospital after hit-and-run accident with Ford Mutang

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Apr 2012
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Categories: Bicycle accidents Hit & Run

A blue Ford Mustang hit and woman bicyclist and then a building at the North Loop at North Main on Saturday night at around 1:20am. The woman was crossing the intersection on her bicycle when the Mustang struck her. Eyewitness Rick Halliburton said several drivers were waiting at the red light and was watching the woman make her way across the intersection when the Mustang began to weave through traffic and then hit her. Halliburton said the Mustang driver did not stop, the actually sped up: he tried to pass a truck on the right and hit the bicycle on the rear wheel, flipping the lady off the bike.
Several people tried to follow the Mustang after it fled but were unable to keep up. The driver eventually lost control of the Mustang and crashed into a metal building at the 8900 block of North Main at Crosstimbers, causing damage to machinery and equipment inside. The bicyclist was alert at the scene when she was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital by EMS. The accident was under investigation and police do not believe alcohol was a factor.
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