Houston police officers injured in crash, beer cans found thrown from truck

Two Houston police officers were hospitalized after a crash with a suspected drunk driver, after authorities said they found beer cans discarded near the crash site.

It happened just before 12:30 p.m. in northeast Houston, where investigators said two officers in a patrol car were going southbound on North Wayside Drive.

That’s when a truck was leaving a stop sign from Joy Street and pulled out in front of the patrol car, causing both vehicles to collide. The patrol car’s impact caused it to end up on the sidewalk, while the truck stopped in the southbound lanes…

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