Man charged with intoxication assault after auto-ped crash: McAllen PD

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated was arrested in relation to an auto-pedestrian crash that left a person hospitalized, McAllen police said.

William Brent Smith, of McAllen, was charged with intoxication assault with a vehicle causing serious bodily injury and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to Officer Olivia Lopez with the McAllen Police Department.

_{William Brent Smith was arrested on charges of intoxication assault w/ vehicle causing serious bodily injury and unlawful carrying of a weapon (Photo: Hidalgo County Jail records)}

The incident occurred just after 10 p.m. Saturday at the 700 block of Convention Center Blvd in McAllen.

Police say the pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the crash.

Smith's bond was set at $11,000. He was released Sunday.