Last week, Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats and his wife were rushing to the hospital to be with Moats mother-in-law as she was passing away in a Baylor Regional Medical Center hospital bed in Plano, Texas. On his way there, Moats rolled through a red light and was pulled over by Officer Robert Powell of the Dallas Police Department in the hospital parking lot. Moats' wife, Tamishia, and a relative exited the car to rush into the hospital, but Powell drew his weapon on the women as well as Moats as they tried to enter the hospital.

"He was pointing a gun at me as soon as I got out of the car," Tamishia Moats told the Dallas Morning News.

According to CBS News, Moats told KRLD-FM in Dallas in a phone interview Thursday that after the officer pointed the gun at his wife, he pointed it at him. "I just tried to stay as still as possible to not scare him or do anything to make him react," he said.

Powell ordered Tamishia and the other woman to get back in the car, but they quickly ran into the hospital while Moats was kept outside for nearly 20 minutes as his mother-in-law died of breast cancer.

The Dallas Police Department apologized and said that after Powell knew the situation, he should have escorted the family into the hospital, instead of holding them up in the parking lot. The department has put Powell on paid leave pending an internal investigation, but he has released an official apology. ...

"I wish to publicly and sincerely apologize to the Moats family, my colleagues in the Dallas Police Department and to all those who have been rightfully angered by my actions on March 18, 2009. After stopping Mr. Moats' vehicle, I showed poor judgment and insensitivity to Mr. Moats and his family by my words and actions. With great remorse, I accept my responsibility for adding to their grief in an already difficult time.

Again, I am very sorry for what I did and ask for the forgiveness of all those touched by these unfortunate events."

Moats has accepted the officer's apology.

Check out the video of the altercation below: