{"id":457841,"date":"2026-10-06T09:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457841\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:32:44","slug":"drunk-driver-who-hit-and-injured-fort-worth-officer-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457841\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk driver who hit and injured Fort Worth officer sentenced to 25 years in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 27-year-old man who seriously injured a Fort Worth police officer while driving intoxicated was sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.<\/p>\n

Wilson Guevara Mejia pleaded guilty to intoxication<\/a> assault causing serious bodily injury to a police officer, the DA’s office said Monday in a social media post.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth police Officer J. Rivera was helping the driver<\/a> of a truck that had stalled on a ramp on westbound Loop 820 at the north\/south split of Interstate 35W in February 2023 when Mejia’s vehicle sped toward him without stopping, according to the DA’s office.<\/p>\n

With nowhere to escape, Rivera clung to the side of the overpass. The vehicle hit him and caused him to fall approximately 25 feet into a concrete drainage area, officials said.<\/p>\n

Rivera suffered a traumatic brain injury, fractured pelvis, broken wrists, shattered elbow and other serious injuries. He underwent multiple surgeries and was told he might not return to police work, the DA’s office said.<\/p>\n

“He refused to accept that. With the support of his family and fellow officers, Officer Rivera fought his way back \u2014 returning to duty two and half years later to continue protecting and serving his community,” the DA’s office said.<\/p>\n

Mejia admitted to consuming more than eight beers and a shot of tequila before driving, with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.213% according to the post. The legal BAC limit in Texas is 0.08%.<\/p>\n

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