Houston, TX — February 16, 2026, an officer was injured due to an alleged drunk driver accident around midnight along the Southwest Freeway.
According to initial details about the accident, it happened in the area of I-69 southbound lanes at Elgin Street.
Investigators said that officers were on the scene due to a previous incident involving a tractor-trailer losing hay bails on the roadway. While they were there, another driver crashed into a police cruiser, causing the officer to sustain non-life-threatening injuries.
Following the accident, the driver who hit the officer allegedly admitted to drinking. Additional details are unavailable at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
If the reports here are accurate, then there may be a lot more to this than just investigating a potential drunk driver. Anytime there’s a suspicion of drunk driving, it’s important to find out where that driver was coming from. In Texas, alcohol providers can be responsible for contributing to a serious accident if it’s found that the alcohol provider unlawfully over-served that driver. Is that something investigators are looking into here?
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