3 officer-involved DWI wrecks happened in Houston last night

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Monday, December 24, 2018
3 other DWI crashes overnight

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Overnight, police worked three crashes involving Houston police officers and suspected drunk drivers.



Police say there was a drunk woman who backed into a patrol car outside Walmart on Yale.



Then, at 2 a.m., police say another drunk driver slammed into a patrol car on West Little York.



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Additionally, the most tragic wreck last night involved two officers who were responding to a call when a vehicle overturned in front of their cruiser, nearly causing a head-on collision.



The officers' patrol vehicle flipped multiple times before it erupted in flames.



Chief Art Acevedo updates on the officers injured during a crash involving suspected drunk driver.
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