Harris County Deputy Lost his life this morning while en route to a call. A woman who was released from prison on parole earlier this month has been charged in a crash that killed a deputy Wednesday morning, Harris County Sheriffs deputies said. The fatal crash happened on E. Wallisville Road and Oleander in Highlands. The deputy, Jesse Valdez III, was traveling eastbound on East Wallisville Road when the driver of a dark-colored SUV traveling westbound crossed into the eastbound lane of traffic, hitting his vehicle head-on. Valdezs vehicle spun counter-clockwise into a roadside drainage ditch, and Iveys vehicle spun into the center of the intersection. EMS personnel extricated the 32-year-old deputy from the vehicle and airlifted him to Memorial Hermann Trauma Center. He was pronounced dead at 1 a.m. Valdez became the 40th HCSO employee to die in the line of duty in the 177-year history of the agency. Kelly Jo Ivey, who was driving the SUV, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in unknown condition. A male passenger in the vehicle was treated on scene. Ivey, 29, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, as a result of an investigation in the fatal crash.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:39:38 +0000
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