The police department reports the officer was driving a marked police vehicle in "emergency mode," trying to initiate a traffic stop with a vehicle driving east on North Avenue extension.
It happened around 2:15 a.m. on the North Freeway and West Troy.
The officer was exiting the freeway when his cruiser collided with another vehicle on the service road, according to HPD Sgt. David Rose. The other vehicle involved then crashed into another vehicle. The vehicles were changing lanes so we are trying to find out who exactly is at fault for this, he said. It is possible we find both vehicles at fault.
According to authorities, no one was seriously hurt or taken to the hospital. We are reviewing some of the footage from the officer, his dashcam and his body camera footage, said Rose.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez remembers the life of 20-year Harris County Sheriff s Office veteran, Sgt. Bruce Watson, who died on Saturday while riding his patrol motorcycle in Pearland.
Sgt. Watson had been with the sheriff s office for 20 years. On the day of the accident, it is said Watson was headed home after serving as an escort at a funeral.
Watson leaves behind his wife, who works for the Houston Police department, three children, a new grandchild, as well as his mother.
The video above is from a previous story.