HOUSTON, TX : Man charged in fiery crash that injured 2 HPD officers on Monday, 24th December 2018

Two Houston police officers are in the hospital after their car burst into flames following a rollover crash caused by a drunken driver in southeast Houston, police said. esar Collazo, 23, is charged with intoxication assault and failure to stop and render aid.

According to authorities, the crash happened around midnight Monday near Telephone Road and Peekskill Lane while the officers were responding to a call.

While they were driving, a Lincoln Navigator driven by Collazo started turning right in front of the officers' Chevy Tahoe causing a head-on collision, police said.

Police Chief Art Acevedo said in a news conference that the patrol vehicle rolled and caught fire while the two officers were still inside.

“The officer’s patrol vehicle ended up rolling several times,” Acevedo said. “It caught fire. Two officers were inside the vehicle. The passenger officer (Alonzo Reid, 25) was able to get out with some assistance. (Reid), along with a witness passerby were able to get back in the patrol vehicle that had burst into flames, and rescued the driver officer(John Daily, 25).”

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