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1 killed, several injured when big rig plows into Texas Department of Public Safety office in apparent "intentional" act, officials say
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Date:2025-04-14 13:40:35
A big rig plowed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in an apparent "intentional" act, officials said Friday. One person was killed and at least a dozen people were injured, said DPS Sgt. Justin Ruiz at a news conference on Friday afternoon.
A suspect stole the 18-wheeler and crashed into the office in Brenham, about 75 miles west of Houston, in a "deliberate, heinous act," said Texas state Sen. Lois Kolkhorst in a statement on social media.
Ruiz said the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Clenard Parker, was denied his commercial driver's license the previous afternoon at the Brenham office. A deputy was chasing the stolen rig, which took a hard right turn into the DPS office, and appeared to crash into a driver's license waiting area, Ruiz said.
Parker, of Chappell Hill, was arrested and is in custody in the Washington County Jail, online inmate records show. He is facing multiple charges, including evading arrest and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Parker appeared in court on Saturday, the Washington County sheriff's office said. According to online records, he was charged with evading arrest, unauthorized use of a vehicle and three charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Three people were life-flighted to area hospitals with critical injuries, Ruiz disclosed, one of whom died at the hospital. Three others were transported by ambulance to a local hospital in stable condition, all three of whom were treated and released.
Eight people were treated on scene and released, Ruiz said. The suspect was not among the injured.
The identification of the deceased person won't be released until next of kin is notified, officials said.
Of the airlifted patients, two were flown to St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital in Bryan, Ruiz said, and the third to Memorial Hermann in Houston.
The three taken by ambulance were transported to Baylor Scott and White in Brenham.
Brenham Mayor Atwood Kenjura praised law enforcement for their quick response in stopping the suspect from attacking again.
"Had it not been for their quick action, as you can see across the street, the suspect was backing the vehicle up, with the intent of going into it again," Kenjura told reporters.
Kolkhorst, who represents the area, said that no DPS employees suffered serious injuries, and one staffer was trapped "for a period of time" in the building. Ruiz said it was unclear exactly how many of the injured were DPS employees, and how many were civilians.
Texas Rangers will be handling the investigation.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is a sprawling agency and one of the largest state law enforcement operations in the country. It includes troopers who are a central part of a massive border security operation on the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the Texas Rangers, the state's top criminal investigators. But the department also has offices across the state that issue driver's licenses.
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Cara Tabachnick is a news editor and journalist at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at [email protected]
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