Occurred on 3/14/12, 11:41 p.m.   Hit & Run, Driving While Intoxicated & Public Intoxication   14400 Park Road 22    C1201938/1203140002/1203140003  

A Corpus Christi Police Department vehicle was struck while it was parked at Park Road 22 and SH 361. The driver of a black 2012 Toyota backed out of a parking space, struck the police car and then fled the scene. An on-duty Park Ranger witnessed the Hit & Run and followed the Toyota until Officers were able to catch up to the vehicle.  Officers pulled the vehicle over at the Speed Stop located at S. Staples and S. Padre Island Drive. 

The driver Arnaldo Alan Perez (08/18/90) who appeared intoxicated was administered Standard Field Sobriety Tests and a blood specimen obtained.  He was arrested and booked at the City Detention Center once he was medically cleared.  Perez was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and Duty to Give Information and Render Aid.

Juan Valentin Lopez (04/16/88), a passenger in the vehicle also appeared intoxicated and arrested. He was charged with Public Intoxication.