“The suspect fled from the scene after striking the trooper, and then continued his flight on foot, and was apprehended by the Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies a short distance from the scene,” DPS Lt. Craig Cummings said about Jose Rico.

A Texas DPS trooper out on a traffic stop was struck by a suspected drunken driver Friday morning in the Upland Willow area. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the trooper was out of his vehicle conducting a traffic stop around 2:50 a.

A Texas DPS trooper was hit by a possible drunk driver while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 249 in the northwest Houston area.