Drunk Driver First Arrest in Waco in 2009
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Drunk Driver First Arrest in Waco in 2009
An impaired driver was the first person arrested in the new year in Waco after his car hit the back of a Waco police unit overnight
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(January 1, 2009) – Martin Flores, Jr., didn’t start his New Year off well as he was the first person arrested in 2009 by Waco police.

Flores was driving his 1997 Pontiac Trans Am westbound just past midnight on Waco Drive when he failed to stop and his car ran into the back of a Waco police car at the intersection of West Waco Drive and Valley Mills Dr.

The crash did only minor damage to both vehicles , but Flores was arrested on a DWI charge.

Flores was taken to the McLennan County Jail.

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Posted by: Me Location: Central Texas on Jan 3, 2009 at 07:10 PM

I saw his pic. True winner of "Idiot of the Year".
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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 2, 2009 at 09:14 AM

I really would like to see the pic of the "Fool of 2009"
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Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 2, 2009 at 06:40 AM

Only in Waco. One of the worst places to raise a family..
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