Constable indicted for fatal UTV crash on County Road 133 near Liberty
LIBERTY, TX – A constable has been indicted for a deadly UTV crash on County Road 133 on May 10, according to Click 2 Houston.
Liberty County Precinct 1 Constable Tammy Bishop was allegedly impaired as she was driving a UTV at high speeds when she strayed off the road, ejecting all three people inside the vehicle around 1 a.m.
First responders pronounced a female passenger dead at the scene. Bishop and an adult male passenger were transported to area hospitals.
Authorities charged Bishop with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and intoxication assault with a vehicle. A judge set her bail at $60,000.
Bishop turned herself in to the Liberty County Jail on Wednesday.
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