Teen Arrested For DWI After Vehicle Goes Into Pond Near Millican

A teenager was arrested for driving while intoxicated after the vehicle he was driving ended up in a pond.

The Texas Department of Public Safety was dispatched to a crash on FM 2154 near Millican around 3:00am on September 26, 2026.

The vehicle driven by 18-year-old Keauntrae Lee Merchant left the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and ended up in a small pond.

Merchant told the trooper he consumed a Mike’s Harder Lemonade about 30 minutes before getting behind the wheel.

He was charged with Driving While Intoxicated as a Minor. Merchant is free on $3,000 bond.

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