Two HPD Officers Injured in Houston Three-Vehicle Crash on Southwest Freeway near Beechnut; Juan Dominguez Arrested 

Houston, Texas (May 2, 2022) – Two Houston police officers were injured early Sunday morning in a crash involving a DWI suspect in Houston, according to the police.

The crash happened around 5:00 a.m., on the Southwest Freeway near Beechnut.

Police said a red Ram 1500 truck reportedly ran out of gas on the right shoulder, and wreckers were called to the scene to help get the truck off the highway. A red Ford Focus driven by Juan Dominguez, 39, then rear-ended an HPD patrol car that had responded to the scene.

The stalled truck was pushed towards the top of the wrecker bed.

The two officers in the patrol car were taken to Memorial Hermann in Texas Medical Center, where one of them had suffered a concussion.

Both the truck driver and the wrecker driver were uninjured in the crash.

Dominguez was evaluated at a local hospital and was later charged with DWI.

The crash remains under investigation.

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