Houston Motorcycle Officer Hurt When Phone Lines Fall

    Oct. 27, 2011
    A Houston motorcycle officer working an extra job was hurt when a telephone line was pulled down by the 18-wheeler he was escorting.

    HOUSTON --

    A police officer was hurt while working an extra job Thursday.

    Houston police said the officer was on a motorcycle and escorting an 18-wheeler on Wayside Drive near Avenue R about 1:45 p.m.

    The 18-wheeler hit some phone lines, officials said. The phone lines then hit the officer, knocking him off the motorcycle.

    The officer was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

    Phone company officials said there was about $20,000 worth of damage, and they'll likely bill the driver for the repairs.

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