Driver Arrested for DWI & Evading
Corpus Christi Police Department
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - (News Release) On Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 9:05pm, officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of S. Padre Island Drive in reference to a single vehicle traffic crash. Callers advised a vehicle struck a tree and fled the location on foot.
Officers arrived and located a grey pickup had struck a tree and began speaking with witnesses. Witnesses provided a description of the male driver and the direction of travel the male was seen running. Officers converged in the area and located the male at the 4900 block of Cain Drive. The male continued running from officers and was ultimately placed into custody for evading on foot at the 4900 block of Bonner Drive.
DWI officers assessed the driver, 31-year-old Jesus Gonzales, who showed signs of intoxication. Gonzales was additionally charged with driving while intoxicated.
Officers determined that Gonzales was traveling eastbound on the 4900 block of Highway 358, failed to maintain a single lane of travel and collided with the center concrete median on the highway. The driver lost control, the vehicle left the highway and crossed the access road, entered a private parking lot and struck a tree.
After being medically cleared at a local hospital, Gonzales was transported to the City Detention Center for booking.
