At about 10:15am, a mounted patrol officer was headed southbound on Fannin, just north of Congress. The officer was traveling in front of a concrete truck headed the same direction when something spooked the horse, and the animal backed up into the truck.
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The horse suffered severe injuries to its hind legs and had to be euthanized at the scene.
The officer on the horse was not seriously injured, and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.