Houston police motorcycle officer involved in Eastex Freeway crash

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston police motorcycle officer was transported to a hospital after a crash Saturday on an Eastex Freeway feeder road.

It happened around 1:15 p.m. in the northbound lanes near Lyons Avenue.

Houston TranStar cameras showed Houston fire crews and HPD officers working the crash.

The Eastex Freeway near Lyons was shut down for several hours while officers tried to piece together what happened.

The officer is expected to be okay.