EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 52-year-old man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a head-on crash that injured another man this past Wednesday, Aug. 13, in Socorro, according to the Socorro Police Department.
Police say just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, they responded to the 11100 block of North Loop Drive in reference to a crash.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford pickup truck, driven by Uswaldo Alvarado, 52, was traveling westbound near the 11100 block of North Loop when, for unknown reasons, Alvarado crossed into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a vehicle driven by a 24-year-old man, police said.
Both drivers were transported to a local hospital, where they remain at this time, police said.
Later in the investigation, it was determined that Alvarado was believed to be driving while intoxicated, and a warrant for driving while intoxicated, second or more, has been filed against Alvarado with a bond of $25,000, police said.
The Socorro Police Department is leading the criminal portion of this case, while the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Special Traffic Investigations Unit is providing specialized crash reconstruction support due to the severity of the crash.
No further information has been released. The investigation into this crash is ongoing.
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