Thread: Houston Police Officer Killed by Illegal Immigrant (Update3)

Houston Police Officer Killed in Early Morning Accident
Suspected Driver Under the Influence Taken into Custody
Last Edited: Sunday, 29 Jun 2008, 7:46 PM CDT
Created: Sunday, 29 Jun 2008, 8:30 AM CDT

Houston police officer Gary Gryder was killed June 29 when a vehicle accident was driven into him. FOX 26 News


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HOUSTON -- A Houston police officer is killed after he is struck by a driver who police say was acting in a bizarre manner at the accident site.

Police report the suspect was laughing when they questioned him.

Based on the driver's odd behavior, police claim he may have been under the influence of some substance.

Three officers were working at a construction site to block traffic at the intersection of Interstate 10, Katy Freeway, and State Highway 6, when the suspect barreled his vehicle into two police officers.

The driver was traveling eastbound on the Katy Freeway frontage road at approximately 5 a.m. and failed to stop at several construction barrels before striking two of the three officers.

Officer Gary Gryder, a 25-year veteran with the Houston Police Department who worked on the southeast Patrol, was pronounced dead Sunday morning.

Fellow officer Joe Pyland, who works with the HPD traffic and mobility unit, is in critical but stable condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital.

A third officer, identified as Officer Milton Sallee of the HPD traffic and mobility unit, was able to jump out of the way when the driver plowed into the construction area.

The driver responsible for the accident has not been identified yet, but was taken into police custody and could face charges of intoxication manslaughter.


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Why can't they identify the person who did this? No drivers license? No name? What?

The driver responsible for the accident has not been identified yet, but was taken into police custody and could face charges of intoxication manslaughter.

Let's see, "not been identified" meaning he/she had NO ID on him/her? Must be, otherwise the article would say the police are not releasing the identity of the driver.

They are being very careful after the last officer that was killed on duty by an illegal alien, the officer was dui in that case. So we will find out in due time, and I will update.

That's because officer Rodney Johnson's widow is suing the city. Houston's sanctuary policy is the reason he was killed.

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The suspect, Hung Dasion Troung, 24, ended up slamming into a brick wall several feet away.


"We were of the opinion, based on the first responders, he was actually laughing," said Captain Bruce Williams with the Houston Police Department.


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Man charged with manslaughter in HPD officer's death

06:43 AM CDT on Monday, June 30, 2008

KHOU.com staff report


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More KHOU.com Video HOUSTON -- The man accused of running down a Houston police officer was formally charged with manslaughter early Monday morning.

Dressed in hospital scrubs, 24-year-old Hung Troung appeared before a judge, and his bond was set at $50,000.

Police said Troung was behind the wheel of a car that plowed into a construction site setup up at the intersection of the Katy Freeway and Highway 6 on Sunday morning.

The car ended up hitting two police officers.

Officer Joe Pyland was hospitalized with a broken leg and is in fair condition, but Officer Gary Gryder died from his injuries.

Gryder was a 23-year veteran with the Houston Police Department. Those who knew him best said he was a man who loved his family.

Sunday afternoon, Gryder’s son, Austin, honored his father by playing a game they both loved — baseball.


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HPD Officer Gary Gryder, left, and manslaughter suspect Hung Troung
“If Gary loved anything more than being a police officer, it was playing baseball with his son and coming out here with his family on the weekends,â€

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