HOUSTON (CW39) — Early Thursday, August 28, 2025, deputies with Harris County Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to a call about a pedestrian on the 1200 block of the North Sam Houston Tollway, just north of I-10 he Katy Freeway.

While authorities were on scene, a suspected drunk driver crashed into their patrol units, striking the deputies and causing multiple serious injuries.

A male corporal was airlifted to medical helicopter LifeFlight, to Memorial Hermann Hospital. A female deputy was also transported by ground ambulance to the same hospital.

Authorities with Constable Herman’s Accident Investigation Unit said Wilfredo Chaves Arzola, 31 (below), showed multiple signs of intoxication and refused to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. A search warrant was obtained for a

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