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Driver swerves to miss dog, five people hurt in Houston accident

Animals in the road – wild or domestic – are always an issue around Houston.  Drivers can cause accidents by swerving to avoid the animal or they can hurt or kill and animal and damage their vehicle and even themselves if they can’t avoid crashing into the animal.

A Houston driver who spotted a dog on the road near Mansfield and Duoto made the decision to try and avoid the dog.  He swerved, and as a result went off the road, struck two brick mail boxes, and crashed into a concrete culvert.

Three occupants of the vehicle were injured in the crash.  A nine-month old baby strapped into a child seat suffered minor injuries.  Two older children, ages 3 and five, were not so lucky.  The three year old was injured so badly that emergency responders had to administer lifesaving measures to revive him or her.

They were very seriously injured.  Neither child was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck.  The driver was not injured in the crash.  The accident is still under investigation, however Houston police do not believe that the drunk driving contributed to the incident.

No word on whether the dog was injured in the crash or if it was caught after the wreck.

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