Police say the officer was called to a robbery in progress around 10pm. He had his lights and sirens on when he stopped at a red light on south Dairy Ashford and Westheimer. Police say the officer then went through the intersection and was T-boned by another driver.
That driver was cited for failure to yield the right of way. The officer hurt his wrist when the airbag deployed.
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