STAFF
Two local drivers were arrested early Monday morning in separate incidents for being involved in an auto accident and fleeing the scene. The first incident occurred at 2:30 A.M. on Lazar Street where the driver of a Chevy Tahoe was involved in an accident and failed to render aid to the victim of the other vehicle. Officials were alerted of the vehicle and proceeded to search for it. They came across the Tahoe on Canal Street on the south side of town and th edriver was identified as Jose Guadalupe Lopez who was detained on charges of fleeing the scene of an accident and failing to render aid. Another vehicle was located on Crestwind Street where officers were able to locate and detain Jose Penias who was charged with the same. The Eagle Pass Police Department warns motorists that if you are involved in an auto accident, it is your obligation to not only remain, but render aid if the need arises.
