31 year old Edrick Peterson was driving northbound on Highway 6 near the Westward Ho exit Wednesday morning when his car rear-ended a DPS patrol vehicle that was parked while the trooper was assisting a stranded motorist.
According to a DPS news release, Peterson’s car was on partially on the shoulder and partially in the ditch when the DPS SUV was hit.
The DPS arrest reported stated “it was very aware from previous investigations” that Peterson “was intoxicated or impaired.”
The stranded motorist and the trooper were not injured.
A TxDOT employee inside the patrol vehicle was treated at the scene for undisclosed injuries.
The crash also resulted in northbound traffic being diverted for more than two hours.
Original story:
Northbound traffic on Highway 6 south of College Station was blocked for more than two hours Wednesday after a car struck the rear of a stopped DPS patrol vehicle.
The trooper, who was not injured, was assisting a stranded motorist, who was also not injured.
A TxDOT employee who was inside the patrol SUV was treated at the scene for undisclosed injuries.
The driver of the car, 31 year old Edrick Peterson of Navasota, was taken to the hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.
According to the DPS news release, Peterson will be facing undisclosed criminal charges.
Peterson’s car was partially in the shoulder and partially in the ditch when it struck the DPS SUV near the Westward Ho exit.
