Houston Police Department employee drowned while driving to work during Hurricane Beryl's storms, Mayor John Whitmire says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced a third death due to Hurricane Beryl in the United States on Monday.

During a news conference, Whitmire said a civilian employee of the Houston Police Department died while driving into flood conditions on the way to work Monday morning.

Whitmire said the worker’s vehicle submerged in water near Houston Avenue and I-45 when Hurricane Beryl made its way across the city.

The mayor noted that the man called HPD for help but ultimately drowned.

ABC13 is working to confirm the details of the man’s death. Authorities said the family is being notified, and no other details about the HPD employee were provided.

Officials said two other people also died after trees fell on top of homes across the Houston area as Beryl lashed southeast Texas on Monday morning.

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said the first incident happened in the Atascocita area, and the second incident happened in the Ponderosa Forest neighborhood in north Harris County.

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