After falling 25 to 30 feet, the woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Meanwhile, an HPD officer blocking traffic at the scene was hit by a suspected drunk driver with two kids in the car, police said.
Courtney CarpenterA woman is in critical condition after falling off an overpass in northeast Houston.It happened on the I-69 Eastex Freeway near Laura Koppe Road around 9 p.m. Sunday.
Police said she turned her hazard lights on and got out of her car to call for a tow truck. While she was standing outside of her car, HPD said another car hit her, sending the woman over the retaining wall. As police were trying to block the road to investigate that crash, the situation got even worse when a driver reportedly ran into an HPD cruiser. Police said that driver appeared to be drunk.
Police said the driver had a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old in the car with her. The woman sustained minor injuries and thankfully, the children weren't hurt.
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