Suspected drunk driver hits 2 pedestrians, another vehicle in police pursuit near West 7th
FORT WORTH - A driver was taken into custody Saturday night after a traffic pursuit near the West 7th area.
Fort Worth Police tried to pull over 29-year-old Andrew Guerra, who they believed was intoxicated, at University Dr. and Bailey Ave. when he sped off. Officers pursued and the driver hit two pedestrians and another vehicle before officers could get him to stop.
CBS News Texas spoke to a woman who works in the area who saw the aftermath of the crash. She asked us not to show her face.
"I just hear what sounded like an explosion and then I look up past the building here and I see a bunch of smoke," said the woman. "I just see people running so I run towards it I see a woman on the sidewalk screaming that she's in pain and that everything hurts, I see a man laid out."
Fort Worth Police said the two pedestrians and people inside the car that was hit were taken to local hospitals in stable condition.
"I was so worried for the man because the car that was hit, the black car, it was so bad, and just to see the man there and the people screaming it was surreal it was really scary," said the woman.
Guerra was arrested on scene and charged with three counts of intoxicated assault with a vehicle.
"I only saw one wheel ... it looked like he was literally on three rims and just one wheel," said the witness.
The Fort Worth Police Department's chase policy has come under scrutiny after several police chases last summer turned deadly. The CBS News Texas I-Team asked for their policy on police chases on multiple occasions. But the city of Fort Worth is suing to keep that policy a secret from the public.
RELATED: I-Team: Fort Worth sues to keep police chase police private
The city council signed off on a lawsuit just days ago, blocking the I-Team's request for the policy.
