GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas – UPDATE (1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26):
A woman was hit and killed by a Seguin police cruiser on Wednesday morning as the officer was headed to work, according to police.
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In a news release, Seguin police said the officer struck Cindy Wiatrek, 67, around 6 a.m. in the 14000 block of State Highway 123 South.
The unidentified officer was driving to work when he alerted his office that he had been in a wreck, the release states. He was driving a department-issued vehicle.
The officer has been placed on administrative leave while the crash is under investigation, police said.
Police said they are working with the Texas Department of Public Safety in the investigations.
No additional information was released.
ORIGINAL (10:56 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26):
A 67-year-old woman is dead after she was hit and killed in a crash on Wednesday morning in Guadalupe County, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson said.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. on State Highway 123 near Russell Street, just south of Seguin.
An email from a DPS official said a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling northbound on SH 123 struck the woman.
When troopers arrived, they found the woman deceased on-scene. DPS identified the victim as Cindy Wiatrek.
DPS did not state if the driver stayed at the scene or if possible charges are expected.