Man charged with intoxication assault after West Lubbock crash

The intersection sits in one of the busier corridors on the west side, where 4th Street traffic feeds into the loop, a stretch plenty of folks in Lubbock drive daily on their way across town. Garcia was arrested following the collision, according to police.

Intoxication assault is a felony charge in Texas, reserved for cases where a driver accused of being impaired causes serious bodily injury to another person. That distinguishes it from a standard DWI charge and signals someone besides Garcia was hurt in the crash.

For neighbors near that stretch of West Loop 289, the case is a reminder of how much traffic funnels through the area every day. A felony charge like this one carries real weight in court.

The crash happened on a Friday in mid-September.