HOUSTON (AP) _ Houston police say a man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter of a peace officer after passing through a police barricade on a freeway and fatally striking an officer
Police say 26-year-old Johoan Rodriguez was also charged Sunday with felony evading in a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Police say 38-year-old Kevin S. Will was struck and killed at about 3:45 a.m. Sunday.
Police say he was investigating a previous accident when Rodriguez passed through a police barricade. Police pursued him, but before the vehicle could be stopped, the car fatally struck Will.
The suspect was arrested at the scene and then taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries before being taken to jail. A police official did not have attorney information for him.
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