Alleged DUI driver Javier Melendez Jr., 36, arrested following hit-and-run crash on Gateway West in Socorro, Texas

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:11am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, August 20, 2023

El Paso Police charge accused drunk driver after he allegedly caused fiery crash

Officials charged Melendez Jr. with Driving while Intoxicated 2nd and booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $25,000 bond.

Police: Man arrested, charged with 2nd DWI after hit-and-run crash

A 36-year-old man from Odessa, Texas, was recently arrested and charged with his second DWI after causing a hit-and-run crash near Socorro this past Sunday, Aug. 20, according to El Paso Police.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, DUI
People Involved: 
Javier Melendez Jr.
Roadway: 
Gateway West