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Off-duty Texas cop comes to aid after big rig falls from overpass

Officer immediately called 911 and rushed over to the driver who was screaming for help

By Sara Fatima Dhanji
Click2Houston

HOUSTON — Houston police report an 18-wheeler traveling on the inbound lanes of the North Loop fell onto the outbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway Wednesday morning.

Police say the truck did not hit any other vehicles, but it narrowly missed Ruth Recio, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who driving by.

She immediately called 911. Recio says she rushed over to help the driver who was screaming for help.

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