A stolen 18-wheeler crashed into the Texas Department of Public Safety building in Brenham, Texas, causing multiple serious injuries, according to officials. Local police believe the incident may have been intentional, with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office calling it a criminal act. Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough stated on Facebook that the crash was a mass casualty incident and claimed it was intentional by a suspect who was denied a commercial driver’s license the day before.
The Texas DPS reported that Texas Rangers were investigating the incident and a suspect had been arrested. The exact number of injured individuals was not immediately clear, and the Texas DPS planned to hold a press conference later on Friday to provide updated information. Brenham, Texas, where the crash occurred, is located approximately 70 miles northwest of Houston and has a population of nearly 20,000 people according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Local news affiliate ABC13 reported that the stolen 18-wheeler crashed into the Texas Department of Public Safety building around 10:41 a.m. on Friday. The Montgomery County, Texas Judge described the incident as intentional, indicating that the suspect may have returned to the scene with the intent to harm after being denied a commercial driver’s license the previous day. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office also stated that they believed the crash was a deliberate criminal act.
As the investigation continued, it was confirmed that multiple serious injuries resulted from the crash, but the exact number of injured individuals remained unknown. The Texas DPS announced that Texas Rangers were probing the incident and that a suspect had been taken into custody. With a press conference scheduled for later in the day, authorities aimed to provide further details on the incident that caused chaos and destruction in the small town of Brenham.
The community of Brenham, Texas, was shaken by the intentional crash of the stolen 18-wheeler into the Texas Department of Public Safety building, leading to multiple serious injuries. The incident, which local police believe was a criminal act, prompted an investigation by Texas Rangers and the arrest of a suspect. With a press conference set to provide more information on the crash, the small town located northwest of Houston awaited answers and sought to recover from the unexpected and violent event that occurred on a seemingly ordinary day.
