Drunk driver crashed into construction vehicle on I-10, police say

A man who El Paso police say was driving drunk Tuesday night crashed into a construction vehicle that was attempting to close the freeway.

Police said 53-year-old Vicente Vasquez Jr. was driving a silver Chevrolet Silverado in the westbound lanes of I-10 around 10 p.m. when he hit a construction vehicle that was closing the freeway for maintenance.

The construction vehicle had a protective impact bumper and emergency lights that are designed to protect workers in a collision.

Police said Vasquez was intoxicated. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated, his fourth DWI offense. Vasquez was convicted of DWI in 1991, 1999 and 2010.

He is charged with DWI 3rd or more offense and was booked into the El Paso County detention facility on a $10,000 bond.

There were no injuries in the crash.