Pearland police say the woman who behind the wheel of a car that collided early Sunday morning with a patrol car, killing an officer, was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
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PEARLAND, TX (KTRK) -- Pearland police say the woman who behind the wheel of a car that collided early Sunday morning with a patrol car, killing an officer, was intoxicated at the time of the accident.
Police say 38-year-old Amber Willemsen is charged with intoxication manslaughter.
Endy Ekpanya, 30, was responding to a non-emergency call around 3:15am Sunday when his police cruiser crashed with a silver sedan near the intersection of Country Club and Broadway.
The driver side of the officer's car was crushed. Officer Ekpanya had to be extracted from his car and was unresponsive. He was taken by medical helicopter to the hospital, where he died.
The woman also had to be extracted; she taken to the hospital with minor injuries and is expected to survive.
Ekpanya leaves behind a 2-year-old son and a fiancee.
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