Officers save 2 from fiery crash after teen drifts into oncoming traffic, College Station police say
Posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016 8:15 am
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UPDATE: Raymond Stotzer Parkway near F.M. 2818 was opened within the last 10 minutes following an investigation into a two-car crash.
A woman was critically injured and her passenger seriously wounded this morning when they were hit head-on by a truck near the Texas A&M campus.
All three people involved in the fiery two-car crash on Raymond Stotzer Parkway just after 3 a.m. had to be extracted from their vehicles by College Station firefighters.
College Station police arrested the 19-year-old driver of the truck on two intoxication assault charges, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Armando Banuelos remained behind bars this morning after being treated and released for minor injuries.
The driver and passenger of the other vehicle, however, were at CHI St. Joseph hospital being treated for major injuries. Their names were not released yet by authorities.
The road near Discovery Drive in A&M's Research Park was shut down for hours as emergency crews worked the scene. Preliminary investigation findings show that Banuelos, who was driving an Ford F-150 truck, drifted into oncoming traffic, striking a Volkswagen Jetta, setting it on fire, according to authorities.
Officers used fire extinguishers to douse the fire, saving the two inside in the Jetta, officers said, adding that both were trapped but successfully removed by firefighters.
The case remains under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 979-764-3600.