Staff Report
NewsWest 9
ODESSA – One woman was arrested after she hit an Odessa Police patrol vehicle.
Odessa Police tell NewsWest 9 that Corporal Jessica Valenzuela was traveling northbound on Grant when a black Mitsubishi Galant that was traveling westbound on 17th Street ran a red light and hit Valenzuela's vehicle.
Officials identified the driver of the Galant as 26-year-old Marihel Quiroz Pando.
While officers were talking with Pando, they could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her.
Pando has been charged with driving while intoxicated and was also arrested for five outstanding misdemeanor warrants.