Dashcam footage clears man of felony charge after showing constable injuring himself

Charges against a man have been dropped, after dashcam video surfaced showing the crime he was accused of didn’t actually happen. Not only that, it shows -- a Montgomery County constable -- caused his own injury.

The driver was originally accused of seriously injuring that Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office investigator who was directing traffic at the Ironman North American Championship in The Woodlands last weekend.

Dashcam video from another driver’s car showed Investigator Toby McLaughlin, a 40-year veteran with the Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office, kicking the man’s vehicle as he passed by and hurting his own leg.

The constable’s office initially said McLaughlin was attempting to stop traffic for cyclists, when the driver ignored McLaughlin’s signals, hit him and then took off.

The man was originally charged with failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury and was in Montgomery County Jail with a $30,000 bond before the charges were dropped.