Houston PD officer crashes patrol vehicle into suspected drunk driver on Katy Fwy

Authorities have a woman suspected of driving while intoxicated behind bars after a police officer crashed their patrol vehicle into her car in west Houston. 

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It happened a little before 3 a.m. when investigators say a Houston PD officer was going east on the main lanes of Katy Fwy and Wilcrest. That's when the officer came across a red sedan stopped in one of the lanes with no hazard lights on and rear-ended the vehicle. 

Both the officer and the unidentified woman inside the sedan were not injured. However, police evaluated the woman for DWI and was later taken into custody. 

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No additional information was shared, as of this writing, but an investigation remains underway.