Man accidentally shoots self in leg while driving

AMES, TX (KTRK) -- An Ames man returning home from a trip to Galveston ended up in the hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.

The Liberty County Sheriff's Department says the 49-year-old man was returning home from a fishing trip with his wife and two young children. During the drive home, he attempted to unload his 9mm semi-automatic pistol while behind the wheel. The pistol then accidently discharged, striking the driver in the upper left leg.

The man continued to drive, despite being injured, to his home in Ames, Texas. Sheriff deputies say the man dropped off his two small children and the gun then drove to the hospital for treatment.

The man was later airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Medical Center for surgery, where he's stable.

Deputies are not expected to file any charges.