Intoxicated driver suspected of damaging railroad crossing
Intoxicated driver suspected of damaging railroad crossing  A
report of a reckless driver in Vidor led police to the arrest of
a man they believe to be responsible for damaging a pole at a
railroad crossing there.  A caller contacted the Vidor Police
Department at approximately 1:57 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, and
reported seeing a white Chevrolet truck being driven erratically
on Main Street in Vidor, then pulling into the In and Out
convenience store in the 100 block of West Freeway. Upon arrival
at the store, police reported they observed the driver of the
truck near the suspect vehicle. When questioning the driver,
police stated, the man was emitting the odor of an alcoholic
beverage and had apparently urinated on himself. Police arrested
37-year-old Jorge Torres for public intoxication.  While doing
an inventory of the vehicle, the officer received a call from
dispatch indicating Torres had struck a pole at a railroad
crossing nearby. After observi