DPS VEHICLE STRUCK IN SOUTH BRAZOS CO. CRASH
A DPS patrol vehicle was hit this (Wednesday) morning as it was stopped alongside Highway 6 in south Brazos County.
DPS reports say around 10 a.m., a 2006 Ford Focus was driving northbound on Highway 6 near Westward Ho, east of Millican, when it drove onto the shoulder and partially in the ditch. The vehicle struck a DPS Chevrolet Tahoe that was stopped on the shoulder with its lights activated, assisting a stranded driver.
The driver of the DPS SUV was out of the vehicle when the crash occurred. A TxDOT employee was inside the vehicle and was treated at the scene.
(Brazos Co. Jail)
The driver of the Ford, 31-year-old Edrick Peterson of Navasota, was taken to Baylor Scott & White Hospital for injuries. Peterson was booked into the Brazos County Jail for Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.
The crash remains under investigation.