Deputy hit by Isuzu Rodeo while directing funeral traffic
An off-duty deputy was working an extra job providing a motorcycle escort to a funeral when he was hit and injured by an Isuzu Rodeo SUV that failed to yield the right-of-way. The deputy was directing traffic at Martin Luther King and Bellfort: after the impact the Isuzu dragged the deputy across two lanes of traffic. According to police who investigated, the Isuzu failed to yield to the deputy. The deputy was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital for treatment. Channel 2’s story is here.
Unfortunately accidents involving motorcycle officers escorting funerals seem commonplace. Pasadena Police Department Sergeant Matt Novotny was seriously hurt while escorting a funeral in late 2011. A Patton Village police officer was injured in December 2011 in an intersection collision while escorting a funeral.
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