DWI Arrest after Head-On Collision

LUFKIN — Lufkin Police arrested a Diboll man after he collided head-on with another vehicle and then attempted to flee the scene of the accident. According to a report, Roberto Galindo, 32, ran a red light at the Frank Avenue and First Street intersection, swerved to miss another vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a green Ford truck driven by Jeff Smith, 46, of Huntington. The accident happened around 10:45 Saturday night. Smith had several small cuts on his face from glass that shattered in his truck, but otherwise was not injured.

Galindo then continued westbound, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the ditch. He was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident when police noticed Galindo was intoxicated. He was not injured, but a breath test revealed his blood alcohol concentration was well over twice the legal limit, the report stated. The passenger, Abel Munoz, 21, of Diboll was also found to be intoxicated and was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Galindo was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, disregarding a traffic control device and disregarding a stop light.