'It's a miracle:' Wife of injured Sugar Land PD officer asks for prayers for his recovery

  • 📰 abc13houston
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 63%

United States Headlines News

Officer Ruben Munoz remains in the hospital but continues to improve and is 'able to talk and joke around and be very vibrant,' his wife said.

SUGAR LAND, Texas -- A Sugar Land police officer who was injured in a weekend crash involving an alleged drunk driver remains hospitalized but continues to improve, according to his wife.

"He's doing very well. He's able to talk and joke around and be very vibrant, talk and be with friends," Phuong said."It's a miracle." According to Sugar Land police, 25-year-old Julian Requena was intoxicated when he slammed into the officer's vehicle. Officer Munoz was blocking traffic for a separate traffic scene. He suffered critical injuries to his spine and has undergone two surgeries. Requena has been charged with two counts of intoxication assault.

She adds that her husband is yearning to play with their two children. She asks for prayers for his long recovery but believes plenty have already been answered.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 255. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Former Houston teacher to learn fate in court after viewing hundreds of lewd images of young kidsA former Houston elementary school teacher is set to be sentenced in a downtown federal courtroom Friday for possessing lewd images of children on his computer and thumb drive that he apparently accessed at least once through a Houston ISD IP address.
Source: HoustonChron - 🏆 609. / 51 Read more »

Officer injured, 'significant' police activity reported in EverettIt's not immediately clear what kind of incident they were responding to, but an officer on scene tells FOX 13 that an 'officer is down.' 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I got stuck in this. It was quite the scene to say the least
Source: fox13seattle - 🏆 328. / 59 Read more »

Denton Officers Stabbed, Injured During Arrest of Wanted Sex OffenderTwo Denton police officers were injured Thursday afternoon as they attempted to arrest a sex offender with outstanding warrants.
Source: NBCDFW - 🏆 288. / 63 Read more »

Sugar Land police investigate home invasion in Eldridge Lakes subdivisionThe Sugar Land Police Department is investigating a home invasion in the Eldridge Lakes subdivision, where armed men reportedly approached a man and his daughter leaving their back door on Friday morning.
Source: FOX26Houston - 🏆 448. / 53 Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Video shows Sugar Land police place teen who just suffered seizure in choke holdTeen placed in a chokehold and slammed to the ground by Sugar Land Police after suffering a seizure was caught on video. The family reacts to the video exclusively with FOX 26. This isn’t new. I’ve been assaulted, and I mean physically assaulted because police don’t understand type 1 diabetes. AmDiabetesAssn wish the kid well and hope he makes a difference The camera only caught what is going on now, God knows what is not recorded in the police pass history, and with all that, why is this behavior still is very active, do the world just have to accept this as normal police department practice, Practice people Wdy they do that to him
Source: FOX26Houston - 🏆 448. / 53 Read more »

This Man Called His Sister A ‘Bad, Selfish’ Person For Refusing To Babysit His SonA man asked 'AITA' on Reddit after yelling at his sister for refusing to babysit his son when he and his wife were in a bind. I never knew the whole quote. Thanks for teaching me that today! This is so old. Family and friends are not “built in babysitters”. I never expected anyone to take care of our kids. And I don’t want to babysit anyone else’s kids now that mine are older. People always expect it but hire someone and stop being so entitled.
Source: ScaryMommy - 🏆 116. / 63 Read more »