LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) – A crash in south Laredo ended with a man arrested and a 3-year-old flown to a San Antonio hospital.
Laredo police responded Thursday, April 23, near the 500 block of U.S. Highway 83 and Diaz Street. It happened shortly after 2 p.m.
Investigators say a pickup truck failed to stop before turning and crashed into a car driving north on Highway 83.
Police say 37-year-old Rodolfo Abrego was driving the pickup.
All passengers from both vehicles were taken to Laredo Medical Center for treatment. A 3-year-old child was later flown to San Antonio with critical injuries.
After Abrego was released from the hospital, officers charged him with three counts of intoxication assault.
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