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Man suffers broken bones, spinal injury after being hit by suspected drunken driver, HPD says

Police said the woman kept driving after hitting a man and a tree before her car burst into flames.

HOUSTON — A suspected drunken driver hit and seriously injured a man riding a scooter near the Energy Corridor Monday, according to the Houston Police Department.

This happened around 9:30 p.m. on Park Row Drive just off the Katy Freeway.

Houston police said the woman kept driving after hitting a man and a tree before her car burst into flames.

The victim was flown by Life Flight to the hospital in critical condition. Police said he has multiple broken bones and a spinal injury.

Police said they were going through video to figure out exactly what happened.

The driver had some minor injuries and was detained for possible DWI.

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