Crime & Safety
One Dead, Another Injured After Being Run Over By Boat-Hauling Truck In Round Rock
The victims had exited the vehicle to continue an argument when the driver decided to drive off, running over both of them in the process.

ROUND ROCK, TX — A man died and a woman was injured after being run over by a truck hauling a boat in Round Rock on Tuesday, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
Williamson County Sheriff's Office officials said in a news advisory that the incident occurred just past midnight when a woman and man began to argue while inside the vehicle near Texas 45 County Road 172.
The brother of the woman (who has been identified as Heather Harvey), Joe Harvey, had been driving the vehicle occupied by three other passengers when the argument began, officials said. The driver pulled over and the pair continued to argue outside the vehicle, officials said.
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According to the account, the driver got back inside the truck at some point and began to drive off. In the process, the arguing pair were both run over with the tires of the truck and boat running over both victims, sheriff's office officials said.
The man who had been arguing with the woman died at the scene. The woman was hospitalized for treatment of serious internal injuries, officials said. The Texas Rangers are now investigating the incident along with Williamson County Sheriff's Office officials, according to the advisory.
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