HARRY DISTRICT – The deputy sheriff of Harris County has died after being involved in an accident with an 18-wheeled car on SH-249 on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
HCSO Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the deputy as 27-year-old Harris County-born Robert Adam Howard. Howard was a graduate of Cypress Woods High School.
HCSO Deputy Robert Adam Howard, 27, died in a fatal 18-wheel drive crash (Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)
Gonzalez said the deputy was a member of HCSO’s gang department and started working at the sheriff’s office two years ago.
He was also the husband and father of a 2-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son.
It is alleged that the MP hit the 18-wheeled car, which was parked on the side of the highway.
Another deputy, who was on a motorcycle, was also reportedly injured while helping a motorcade transporting the first deputy to the hospital, officials said. It is alleged that this deputy has life-threatening injuries.
The initial crash occurred in the northern lanes of SH-249 before Spring Cypress. The second happened nearby at block 26900 on I-45 North and Woodlands Parkway.
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Howard was pronounced dead at the Herman Memorial in The Woodlands.
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