HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Two Harris County constable deputies are hospitalized after being hit by a suspected drunk driver while they were responding to a call in north Harris County.

Constable deputies hit by vehicle

What we know:

Around 4 a.m., Houston Fire Department units were called to an auto-pedestrian crash near North Sam Houston Toll Road and Ella Boulevard.

Harris County Constable Assistant Chief Toby Hecker says the deputies were called about a man who was walking along the eastbound lanes of Beltway 8 near Ella Boulevard. There were three patrol vehicles at the scene.

The deputies stopped the man on the shoulder and had their lights on as they placed him in the back of their patrol vehicle, officials say.

According to Asst. Chief Hecker, while the deputies were standing o

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