Occurred Friday, August 10, 2012, 21:41, Ayers at Holly, D.W.I. 1208100159 & C1206025

A 36-year-old woman was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated after she struck a parked vehicle on the freeway Friday night.

Corpus Christi Police saw a red 1998 Mazda Sport Truck travel south on Ayers at 9:40pm without any headlights. The officers initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Ayers and Holly and saw that the truck had no working headlights because the front end was smashed and the truck leaked fluids.

The 37-year-old passenger of the truck requested an ambulance for injuries and the officers discovered the truck had struck a parked 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup on the 3700 block of the freeway moments before the officers saw the truck on Ayers.

The 37-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital by ambulance with non life threatening injuries. The 36-year-old operator of the truck, Monica Cruz (8/26/1975) displayed indicators that she was intoxicated. Cruz was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and a blood specimen was collected. Cruz was then released from the hospital and officers delivered Cruz to the city detention center for Driving While Intoxicated.

Mrs. Cruz’s truck was impounded. The S-10 pickup was parked on the shoulder when it was struck and it was unoccupied. Police remind vehicle owners not to park vehicles on any highway as it is subject for impound. Make arrangements to immediately remove the vehicle if your vehicle becomes disabled in high traffic areas. A highway shoulder is not a safe place to leave unattended vehicles.