Crime & Safety
It Wasn't A Movie: Pickup Slams Into Prison Van In Houston
An accident that looked like a movie scene caused a prison van to erupt into flames near Minute Maid Park on Monday afternoon.
Two deputies and 6 inmates evacuated this prisoner van before it caught fire at Jackson and Commerce before noon. Witnesses say a pickup driver ran a red light and hit the van. All are heading to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Video from Lt. M. Alvarado #hounews pic.twitter.com/p79swwWGZc
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) November 5, 2018
HOUSTON, TX — It could have been a scene straight out of an action movie, but it happened outside of Minute Made Park. Officials said two Harris County Sheriff's deputies and six inmates were slightly injured when a pickup truck ran a red light and slammed into the side of the van.
Officials said the man driving the pickup was not injured and may have been running late to an appointment, when he ran the red light and t-boned the prison van
The deputies and all the inmates were able to get out of the van before it erupted in flames.
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The inmates and the deputies were taken to an area hospital where officials said they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Officials have not said if charges will be filed against the driver of the pickup.
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