Brad Stafford, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Director, visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about preparing for the Games of Texas, facilities being used, visiting athletes, and more during his appearance on The Infomaniacs on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
A Bryan woman is arrested for DWI after driving over the foot of the manager of a fast food restaurant who was working the drive thru lane Sunday (April 26) at one in the morning. The Bryan police arrest report refers to another driver in the drive thru who heard a thump and turned around to see the manager lying on the ground. The driver told an officer she didn’t know she struck anyone. 50 year old Bethel Nicola, who was also charged with assault causing bodily injury and a warrant from Uvalde County where she is awaiting trial for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, remains in jail as of April 28th in lieu of bonds totaling $34,000 dollars. A College Station home was struck Sunday night (April 26) by a Jeep that left the scene. College Station police used a license plate that was left behind to find the Jeep less than a half mile from the damaged home on Appomattox Drive. 23 year old Cristian Zavala of College Station was arrested for leaving the scene and DWI where the arrest report says a court order was required to get a blood sample after the driver refused to give a voluntary sample. The arrest report says the Jeep struck the home with enough force that there were chunks of white stone in the front bumper of the vehicle. And enough of the home’s masonry and plywood sheathing was removed that the insulation of the home could be seen. Zavala is out of jail after posting bonds totaling $7,000 dollars. Bryan police respond to a four vehicle crash Friday night (April 24) involving a wrong way driver whose breath alcohol tests showed he was more than twice the legal limit. The BPD arrest report does not report anyone was hurt from what happened on Harvey Mitchell Parkway near Highway 21. 56 year old Juan Martinez Servin of Bryan was arrested for DWI after failing field sobriety tests. Results of his breath alcohol samples were .176 and .182. Servin was released from jail after posting a $4,000 dollar bond. Two Texas A&M police officers see in the Northgate district after the bars closed early Saturday morning (April 25), a car weaving on University nearly jumping the curb and almost striking three pedestrians. The driver, 21 year old Jedidiah Udunna of College Station, was arrested for DWI after failing field sobriety tests. Udunna is out of jail after posting a $3,000 dollar bond. A Bryan police officer sees after the bars closed early Saturday morning (April 25), a pickup doing burnouts in a parking lot and spinning tires leaving the parking lot and fishtailing onto Wellborn Road. The driver, 35 year old Juan Miguel Tirado of Bryan, was arrested after failing field sobriety tests for DWI with two prior convictions. After refusing to voluntarily providing a blood sample, a court order was obtained. Tirado, who was booked in the Brazos County jail for the 27th time since May of 2008, was released after posting a $20,000 dollar bond. A College Station man who drove to the College Station police department headquarters at four in the morning on Saturday (April 25) to check on a friend who had been arrested winds up in jail. The CSPD arrest report says dispatchers reported the man appeared to be intoxicated. An officer who responded said the man failed field sobriety tests was arrested for DWI. Then the officer had to get a court order to get a blood sample after 21 year old Maximiliano Moreno refused a voluntary sample. Moreno is out of jail after posting a $3,000 dollar bond.
Local law enforcement has responded to two fatality crashes in three days. College Station police is investigating a fatality crash that took place Monday morning (April 27) on FM 60 west of Highway 47. CSPD’s Facebook page says an 18 year old woman who attended a local high school died. She was driving an eastbound car that crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a westbound pickup head on. The driver of the pickup was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. As of Monday at 2 p.m. no names have been released except to family members and school officials. Bryan police reports on Saturday night (April 25) on Highway 47 near the RELLIS campus, a Caldwell resident died in a one vehicle crash. A BPD spokesman says 24 year old Esequiel Flores was driving a vehicle in the northbound lanes when the vehicle crossed the median and crashed in the southbound lanes. There were no passengers and other vehicles were involved.
Human remains are found west of Caldwell. The Burleson County sheriff’s office told Brazos County investigators they do not believe this is related to the search for Nikki Winder, the Bryan area woman who was last seen February 25th. A news release issued Monday (April 27) by Burleson County says the remains were found last Thursday (April 23) in the Cade Lakes subdivision. The only other information from the news release is that positive identification has not been made as of noon on Monday.
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