NAVASOTA POLICE: CAR THAT STRUCK DPS PATROL VEHICLE WAS STOLEN

  

A Navasota man accused of striking a DPS patrol vehicle last week in Brazos County faces new charges after police say the vehicle he was driving was stolen.

The Navasota Police Department says it responded around 9 a.m. on July 20^th to the 1100 block of Church Street for a report of a stolen vehicle.  The victim stated that the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Edrick Peterson, had stolen her vehicle and fled the scene.  Officers entered the vehicle as stolen and searched the area.

Around 10:15 a.m., police were notified of a vehicle crash on Highway 6 involving a DPS trooper.  Officers arrived and confirmed the vehicle that struck the DPS trooper’s patrol unit was the stolen car, which Peterson was driving.

The DPS trooper was assisting a stranded driver on the shoulder of the road and was not inside the patrol vehicle when it was hit.  However, a TxDOT employee was inside the vehicle and was treated at the scene.

Peterson was transported to Baylor Scott & White Hospital for injuries.

After initially being charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Peterson is now charged with Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and a warrant from the Navasota Police Department for Theft of Property between $2,500 and $30,000.  He remains in the Brazos County Jail.