Pasadena police said one of their officers was off-duty and behind the wheel of his private vehicle when he rear-ended an HPD vehicle.
PASADENA, Texas -- In a week span, a Pasadena police officer went from employed to now unemployed and charged with DWI for his role in a crash with a Houston police patrol car.
Elias Vega was identified as the off-duty officer who rear-ended the marked HPD vehicle in Houston city limits on the frontage road of South Sam Houston Parkway on April 14, the Pasadena Police Department said.In Eyewitness News' reporting of the crash, the HPD patrol car was blocking a lane to allow a stalled car to be towed when a Toyota pickup hit the police vehicle. Vega and an officer inside the marked unit were sent to the hospital.
"The Houston Police Department immediately began conducting an inquiry into the crash, during which Vega was placed on administrative duty," a Pasadena PD statement read. Vega tendered his resignation on April 20, six days after the incident, effective immediately, the department said. Pasadena police concluded their statement on Vega, adding that they were notified the former officer was charged with DWI.
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