Category Archives: Traffic Safety Division

Delta District, Traffic Safety Division

Two Injured In Single Vehicle Crash on Cross-town Expressway

Occurred Thursday, December 27, 2012, 11:57am, 3300 State Highway 286, Major Crash C1209784

                Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash Thursday at noon on the 3300 block of the Cross-town Expressway.

A white 2010 Toyota Corolla was driven by a 21-year-old woman at noon Thursday on the Cross-town Expressway near Port Avenue. The Corolla traveled north toward downtown on wet roads and left the roadway to the right and struck a palm tree.

The 21-year-old woman driver and the 21-year-old man passenger had minor injuries and were not taken to the hospital. The two children in the back seat of the Corolla were not injured in the crash.

The Corolla was towed away due to damage and the 21-year-old woman was issued a citation for failure to control speed. No other vehicles or people were involved in the crash.

Adam District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Vehicle Crash Disrupts Traffic on IH 37 at Navigation Blvd

Occurred Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 12:53pm, 5100 IH 37 Freeway Northbound, Major Crash C1209765

The northbound lanes of the Interstate Highway 37 near Navigation were reduced for about half an hour Wednesday afternoon as emergency crews worked a single vehicle crash in which Police discovered a felon in possession of a firearm.

Corpus Christi Police and Fire crews responded to a single vehicle crash on the freeway of the Interstate Highway 37 near Navigation Boulevard at 12:50pm. A gray 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis was operated by a 32-year-old man on the 5100 block of Interstate Highway 37. The 32-year-old man lost control of the Grand Marquis and struck the center concrete divider. The impact broke the left rear wheel off of the car and the Grand Marquis travelled across the highway and struck a steel barrier.

The 32-year-old operator was taken to the hospital by ambulance with non-incapacitating injuries.  The 42-year-old woman passenger was not injured.

Corpus Christi Police Crash Investigators consider speed to have been a contributing factor for the crash.  Police Officers discovered the 32-year-old man has a history of a conviction for a felony offense. Police Officers discovered a firearm with the 32-year-old man which prompted an investigation for any violation of a felon in possession of a firearm.

No citations were issued and no other vehicles or people were involved in the crash. The roadway was reopened to normal use at 1:30pm.

Charlie District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Police Investigate Traffic Crash on Snowgoose & Believe Alcohol As A Factor

Occurred Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 2:18am, 5200 Snowgoose Road, Driving While Intoxicated, 1212260009

                Corpus Christi Police believe alcohol was a contributing factor to a crash in which a Camaro struck a brick fence and then damaged two other vehicles on the 5200 block of Snowgoose Road Wednesday morning.

A 23-year-old man drove a black 2012 Chevrolet Camaro at a high rate of speed on the 5200 block of Snowgoose Road at about 2:00am on Wednesday morning. The Camaro failed to negotiate a turn in the road and then struck a brick fence, and then struck a parked blue 1998 Mercury sedan in the driveway of a residence.

Bricks from the fence were thrown and damaged a silver 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup parked in the driveway of a second residence. There was also damage done to a house and the property owner estimated the damage at $32,000.

The 23-year-old man who drove the Camaro ran from the crash scene, but was later apprehended by Corpus Christi Police. The 23-year-old man was taken to the hospital and released for medical treatment. Corpus Christi Police crash investigators believe alcohol was a contributing factor to the crash and continue to investigate.

Corpus Christi Police made 28 arrests for impaired driving between December 21, and December 26, 2012. There were 19 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated; 2 arrests for D.W.I. with one previous conviction; 2 arrests for D.W.I. with two or more previous convictions; 2 arrests for D.W.I. with an open alcoholic beverage container in the vehicle; 2 arrests for D.W.I. with a blood alcohol concentration over .15; and 1 arrest for Driving Under the Influence (the driver was under the age of 21).

The Corpus Christi Police Department wants everyone to drive safely and designate a driver if they choose to drink alcoholic beverages. Corpus Christi Police will continue strict enforcement throughout the New Year’s Holiday.

Traffic Safety Division

Road Work Will Affect Traffic On Airline Road

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents that beginning December 27, 2012, city contractors will close Airline road between Wall Street to Rodd Field.  In addition, eastbound traffic on Lipes Boulevard and Slough Road will be closed between Giants Drive and Rodd Field Road.

Eastbound Lipes Boulevard traffic will be detoured north onto Giants Drive, and eastbound Wall Street traffic will be detoured northbound onto Airline Road.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricades for their safety and that of construction crews.   Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Bravo District, Traffic Safety Division

Road Work To Affect Wooldridge Road Traffic

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents beginning on Friday, December 21, 2012 through January 7, 2012, weather permitting; city contractors will shifted the Wooldridge traffic onto the eastbound lanes between Rodd Field Road and Quebec Drive.  Traffic on this section of Wooldridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction.  In addition, Quebec Drive will be closed at the Wooldridge intersection and traffic detoured onto Bevo Drive.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricades for their safety and that of construction crews.  Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Traffic Safety Division

South Side Traffic Affected By Road Work

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents beginning on Thursday, December 20 and Friday, December 21, 2012; city contractors will close the intersection of Staples Street and Cain Drive, and Staples Street and Bonner Drive.  In addition, traffic will be closed to through traffic at the intersections of Burton Lane at Cain and Bonner.

Only one intersection will be closed at any one time.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricades for their safety and that of construction crews.   Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Traffic Safety Division

Road Work Will Affect Traffic on Staples Street

The City of Corpus Christi Traffic Engineering office advises residents beginning today; December 18, 2012, city contractors will shift traffic onto the northbound Staples Street lanes and reduce traffic to one lane in each direction between Curtis Clark Drive and Holly Road.

Traffic control devices will guide motorists through the construction site.  While the work is underway, motorists should expect delays and are advised to seek alternate routes to avoid the area if possible.  Motorists are also advised to observe all construction warning signs and barricades for their safety and that of construction crews.   Access to local driveways will be maintained throughout the duration of the project.

For more information, please contact Traffic Engineering at 826-3547.

Charlie District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Woman Falls Asleep While Driving and Rolls Vehicle On Freeway

2900 State Highway 358 from Google Street View
2900 State Highway 358 from Google Street View

Occurred Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 5:09am, 2833 South Padre Island Drive, Major vehicle crash, C1209574

A 32-year-old woman flipped her vehicle in front of the Corpus Christi Trade Center Tuesday at 5:00 in the morning.

Corpus Christi Police found the 32-year-old woman did not have major injuries after her gold 1996 Saturn 4 door sedan drifted off the freeway. No other vehicles or people were involved in the crash and investigating patrol officers did not discover any indication that alcohol was a contributing factor.

The 32-year-old woman was fatigued and had fallen asleep while driving on the 2900 block of State Highway 358.

The car was towed due to damage and the 32-year-old woman was issued a traffic citation for making an unsafe change from a direct course and for driving without a license.

Corpus Christi Police investigated a crash at Kostoryz and Saratoga on December 14 in which the operator of the vehicle fell asleep while driving. Be mindful of driving times and know the warning signs of a fatigued condition. Constant yawning, inability to keep eyes focussed, or if one can’t remember the last few moments of driving are all indicators that a driver is fatigued. It is safer to take a break than to continue to operate a vehicle.

Bravo District, Patrol Division, Traffic Safety Division

Woman Strikes Two Parked Cars Then Arrested For DWI

 

2000 block of Merriman Street
2000 block of Merriman Avenue

Occurred Sunday, December 16, 2012, 4:20am, 2000 Merriman Avenue, Driving While Intoxicated, 1212160039

                A 21-year-old woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated Sunday morning after she struck 2 parked cars on the 2000 block of Merriman Avenue.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a call of a vehicle crash at 4:20am on the 2000 block of Merriman and found 21-year-old Maci White (5/1/1991) uninjured as she stood next to her black 2000 Honda Civic.

Police Officers discovered the Civic stuck two parked cars on the 2000 block of Merriman Avenue between Moffett Lane and Wallace Avenue. Police discovered indications that White was intoxicated.

White was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated and her vehicle was impounded. White was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation and for a sample of her blood was collected. White was then delivered to the city detention center.

Traffic Safety Division

City Road Closures for December 15-21, 2012

New – Tuloso Road and Suntide Road (between IH-37 and Up River Road)

Friday and Saturday

Contractors will close both Tuloso Road and Suntide Road between IH-37 frontage road and Up River Road beginning Friday, December 14, and Saturday December 15, 2012.  Motorists will use Clarkwood Road as the detour for IH-37 and Up River Road.

Bronco Road (Between Highway 44 and Sedwick Road)

Tuesday – Friday

City work crews will Bronco Road to through traffic beginning December 11, 2012 for four days.  Bronco will be closed to traffic at the Sedwick Road intersection, and open to thru traffic at the Highway 44 intersection.

New – Chaparral Street and Schatzell Street Intersection

Monday – Friday

On December 17, 2012, weather permitting; contractors will begin preparation for the city’s Chaparral Street Improvement Project.   As this phase is ongoing, crews will be placing traffic control signs and mobilizing materials.

North Beach Burleson Road between Surfside and Timon

Monday – Friday

Beginning December 3, 2012 through December 14, 2012, weather permitting; contractors will be doing sidewalk repairs on Burleson Street between Surfside Boulevard and Timon Boulevard.

McBride Lane (Between Leopard Street and IH-37 Eastbound Frontage Road)

Monday – Friday

James Street and Erin Drive:  Erin Drive will be closed at the McBride intersection.  Access to James Street and Erin Drive will be through the IH-37 frontage road, and both streets – James and Erin – will be closed to through traffic.

McBride Lane:  McBride Lane will be closed to traffic between IH-37 frontage road and Hampshire Road.  Eastbound traffic on IH-37 frontage road will be detour onto to southbound Navigation Boulevard, onto westbound Leopard Street, to McBride Lane.   Traffic on McBride Lane will be detoured onto westbound Hampshire Road to South Padre Island Drive.

Leopard Street Westbound between Warpath Street and Lois Lane

Monday – Friday

Beginning on Thursday, November 29, 2012, and for approximately two weeks, weather permitting; city contractors will be doing hydro excavation along westbound Leopard Street between Warpath Street and Lois Lane.  During this period, westbound Leopard Street traffic will be periodically reduced to one lane of traffic between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. each day.

Sanitary Sewer Line Inspection and Cleaning

Tuesday

Beginning November 13, 2012, contractors will be doing Sanitary Sewer Line Inspection and Cleaning on various city streets to include Everhart Road, Gollihar Road, and Hugo Drive.  Expect various lane closures.

Kostoryz Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Northbound Kostoryz Road traffic will be shifted onto the southbound lanes between S.P.I.D. and Sunnybrook Road, and again shifted onto the northbound lanes approximately 500 feet past Sunnybrook. Traffic, on these two sections of Kostoryz Road, will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction.   In addition, traffic on eastbound McArdle Road will be shifted onto the westbound lane where traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Kostoryz Road intersection.

New -Staples Street (Williams Street to Saratoga Boulevard)

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

The Wooldridge Road traffic will be shifted onto the westbound lanes and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Staples Street Intersection.

Staples Street will have the center lane closed to traffic with two lanes of traffic open in each direction beginning north of Wooldridge Road to Holly Road.

New – Sarazen Drive from Staples Street to Wooldridge Road

Saturday – Monday

Beginning December 17, 2012, contractors will close Sarazen Drive to through traffic at both the Staples Street intersection, and Wooldridge Road intersection.

Up River Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

The westbound traffic on Up River Road will be closed to traffic and the eastbound traffic will remain one-way traffic between Dunn-Meany Road and Dunn Lane.  In addition, Up River Road westbound traffic will be detoured onto southbound Dunn Lane, onto southbound Navigation Boulevard, onto the westbound IH-37 frontage road, onto northbound Dunn-Meany Road to Up River Road.

Bear Lane 

New – Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Bear Lane will be closed to through traffic from approximately 200’ west of Flato Road to Fortune Drive.  In addition, Bear Lane will be closed from Green Point Drive to Old Brownsville Road, and on closed on Navigation Boulevard from Agnes Road to Old Brownsville Road.

Airline Road

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

Traffic on Airline Road is closed to traffic between Cousteau Lane and Walls Street.  The southbound traffic detour to Cimarron Boulevard is though Cousteau Lane, onto southbound Paris Drive to La Bianca Drive; while at the same time, the northbound Airline traffic detour to Walls Street is through westbound Lipes Boulevard, onto northbound Giants Drive to Walls Street.  Residents on Sonoma Drive and Mendocino Drive will be detoured onto eastbound Vineyard Drive, onto southbound Nacogdoches Drive, onto eastbound Brooke Road to Rodd Field Road.   Airline Road between Lipes Boulevard and Rodd Field has been closed.

Staples Street and Weber Road/Doddridge Street

Saturday – Friday (24-hour closure)

New – Beginning on Friday, November 2, 2012, and for approximately six weeks, weather permitting; City contractors will be doing road work on Staples Street between Weber Road/Doddridge Street intersection and Peerman Place. As this project is ongoing, southbound traffic on this section of Staples Street will be shifted onto the northbound lane and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.