Texas deputy killed while working crash scene was hit by driver talking on cellphone: sheriff's office

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Texas deputy killed while working crash scene was hit by driver talking on cellphone: sheriff's office

Texas authorities have released more details in the line-of-duty death of a Harris County deputy who was hit by a truck while working a crash earlier this week.Deputy Investigator John Coddou, 50, died on Tuesday after he was hit by a man driving a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 while investigating a minor crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 at around 9:36 a.m., a traffic report from the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.Coddou positioned hi…