The Sealy Police Department issued the following press release earlier this morning:
Sealy Police Officer Eric Gum and his K9 partner Apollo suffered minor injuries early Monday morning while working a traffic crash on IH-10 near Hwy 3538 in Sealy. An eastbound Nissan pickup driven by Kenmin Chin hit the officer’s patrol vehicle which had all of its emergency lights activated. Officer Gum was taken to Herman Memorial in Katy while Apollo was taken to a veterinary hospital; both were treated and released. Chin was uninjured. Chin was cited for Failure to Yield Right-of-Way to an emergency vehicle.