The incident involved a KPRC news van at 4:40 a.m. Police said the driver hit the van and unsuccessfully attempted to pull the driver out of the vehicle, KHOU reported.
#BREAKING Car hits KPRC2 van, driver tries to carjack crew before stealing HPD cruiser > https://t.co/aGiJIFEbIH #kprc2 #hounews pic.twitter.com/7cmSwegvCR
— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) October 15, 2018
According to KPRC, reporter Sofia Ojeda and photographer Damon Sales, who was driving the van, were on their way to cover a story. They were stopped at a red light at an intersection when a vehicle sideswiped the van, the television station reported.
"He said, 'I'm stealing your vehicle. I'm stealing your vehicle,'" Sales told KPRC. "He tried to pull me out. We're buckled in, and he's like, 'Get out! Get out! Get out!'"
#BREAKING: scary moments for our colleagues over at @KPRC2 this morning. A man slams into the back of their live truck and tries to car jack them. We’re told crew is ok - just pretty shaken up #khou11 #Htownrush
— Janel Forte (@JanelKHOU) October 15, 2018
Two Houston officers stopped to help, the television station reported. The man pushed one officer down and dragged the other one out of the cruiser before stealing the vehicle.
The patrol car was found two hours later, KHOU reported. The suspect is still at large, the television station reported.
Both journalists were taken to a hospital for evaluation, KPRC reported. One officer suffered minor injuries.
HPD Patrol car was taken by force after officers stopped to assist at a wreck involving a Channel 2 live truck. News crew and one officer had minor injuries. 202 pic.twitter.com/fYEnDZlIvd
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) October 15, 2018
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