A man was arrested, accused of seriously injuring a Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office investigator who was directing traffic at the Ironman North American Championship in The Woodlands.
David Wargetz is charged with failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury. He is in the Montgomery County Jail with a $30,000 bond.
The Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office said that Investigator Toby McLaughlin, a 40-year veteran with the Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office, was assisting with traffic control related to the Ironman North American Championship at the intersection of Gosling Rd. and S. Millbend Dr. in The Woodlands. Wargetz was driving west on S. Millbend Dr. in a white Honda Civic.
The constable’s office said as McLaughlin was attempting to stop vehicle traffic for cyclists, Wargetz disregarded traffic direction and struck McLaughlin with his vehicle, and then fled the scene. McLaughlin was transported to Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital in serious but stable condition.
Wargetz’s vehicle was later located at an apartment complex in The Woodlands where he was taken into custody.