Inmate and Three Guards Injured in Montgomery County Prison Van Crash on Interstate 45 near FM 1097; Ian Morris Arrested

Montgomery County, Texas (June 7, 2022) – According to the authorities, an inmate and three guards were injured early Tuesday morning in a crash involving a suspected drunk driver in Montgomery County.

The crash happened around 2:30 a.m., on Interstate 45 near FM 1097.

Authorities said a red truck spun out on the northbound lanes of the interstate and stopped in the middle of the freeway. It was then struck by a Texas Department of Criminal Justice van.

The van was leaving a hospital in Galveston, and an inmate was being transported to the Skyview Unit in Rusk.

The inmate in the TDCJ van and a correctional officer were taken to Memorial Hermann in The Woodlands with non-life-threatening injuries. Another correctional officer and a sergeant who were in the van were taken to HCA in Conroe and are expected to be OK.

Another driver hit some of the debris from the crash but was uninjured.

The driver of the red truck, 27-year-old Ian Michael Morris, was arrested and has been charged with two counts of intoxication assault.

The crash remains under investigation.

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