HPD officer involved in fatal crash

10:26 AM CDT on Thursday, May 14, 2009

KHOU.com staff report

HOUSTON—A Houston police officer was involved in a crash overnight that left one person dead.

Police said the officer’s cruiser smashed into an SUV at Brittmore Road and Shadow Wood Drive just before midnight Wednesday.

Police said the officer was rushing to a scene at the time.

The impact of the collision was so great that both people inside the SUV were ejected.

They were rushed to Memorial Hermann, where one of them died.

The other person is expected to survive.

Police said the officer suffered a broken nose and abrasions.

The exact cause of the crash is unclear.