According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the deputy, identified as Deputy Howard, was on-duty Friday night when he saw a vehicle driving the wrong way on East Sam Houston Parkway.
Courageous act by our Deputy Howard. Last night, while on-duty, he saw a vehicle driving the wrong-way. He saw the headlights coming to him, and all the lanes moving with him in the same direction, were full. He made a decision it was gonna be him or other drivers. So he“He saw the headlights coming to him, and all the lanes moving with him in the same direction, were full. He made a decision it was gonna be him or other drivers.
The driver of the other vehicle, Jose Valdez, 26, was also transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Valdez was suspected of being intoxicated and will be charged with intoxication assault against a peace officer. Valdez appears to have two prior convictions for DWI. “We commend Deputy Howard for his courageous assumption of imminent harm in defense of the citizens of Harris County,” Gonzalez said.
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