Houston police officer hospitalized after being hit by AT&T truck near IH-610 South Loop after Stella Link Road, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police officer was hospitalized after being hit by an AT&T vehicle along the IH-610 South Loop feeder road on Wednesday, according to the department.

The Houston Police Department told ABC13 that the officer was running a radar when he stepped out of his vehicle on the service road near the South Loop.

HPD Commander Trey Coleman, with the vehicular crimes division, said the officer attempted to wave down a driver in an AT&T truck who was allegedly speeding and was hit by the vehicle.

“(The officer) was standing in the traffic lane at the time. That’s a common practice where officers who are running a laser, or radar, by stepping out in traffic instead of pulling the driver over,” Coleman said.

The officer was taken to the hospital and is stable, according to HPD.

ABC13 reached out to AT&T but has yet to hear back.

Authorities are urging drivers to take alternate routes while three eastbound frontage road lanes are closed on IH-610 South Loop after Stella Link Road.

The exit to Stella Link Road is also blocked as crews work to clear the incident.

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