DWI DRIVER LEADS DEPUTIES IN CHASE / VEHICLE SPIKED / ARREST MADE
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
Release Date / Time: THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009 2:05 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – LOWER VALLEY PATROL
EVENT: DWI DRIVER LEADS DEPUTIES IN CHASE / VEHICLE SPIKED / ARREST MADE
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: EAST EL PASO COUNTY, TX
DATE / TIME: Wednesday, 05-27-09 10:00 PM
RESULT: ARREST MADE
MONTANA AREA– Late Wednesday night 05-27-09 at about 10:00 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies patrolling the area of the 12600 block of Montana spotted a gold 4-door Saturn traveling east on Montana at a high rate of speed. Deputies observed several sparks coming from the front left tire as the vehicle was traveling on a rim. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver refused to pull over. The vehicle continued to travel east on Montana, then south at about the 3900 block of Zaragoza turning west at on Rich Beam, then back north on Edgemere. Assisting Deputies deployed spikes at approximately the 14000 block of Edgemere successfully deflating the two right side (passenger side) tires. The Saturn kept traveling veering off striking multiple curbs and slowing down at approximately the 14200 block of Edgemere. While following the Saturn, the driver of the vehicle attempted to ram (side swipe) a Sheriff’s patrol unit causing a Deputy to veer off the roadway to avoid collision. The Saturn finally became disabled at approximately the 14240 block of Edgemere. The driver refused to exit the vehicle revving the engine attempting to continue driving but was unsuccessful due to the vehicle being disabled. The driver had to be extracted from the car by Sheriff’s Deputies. While in custody, Deputies found the driver to be highly intoxicated. An intoxilyzer test revealed the driver to be over double the legal drinking limit.
The driver was identified as Enrique Alcon (25) of the 3400 block of Broken Bow El Paso, TX. He was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle, and Driving While Intoxicated.
At no time during the pursuit were there any Deputies or citizens injured nor was property damaged as a result of the pursuit. The speed of the pursuit ranged from approximately 65 to 15 miles per hour.
“Traffic was light with the exception of busy intersections where assisting Deputies did an excellent job of shutting down those intersections while the pursuit proceeded passed those locations”- Deputy Sgt. Jose Kluge
ARRESTED:
ENRIQUE ALCON (25)
CHARGES:
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Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer-$25,000 Bond
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Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle-$10,000 Bond
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Driving While Intoxicated-$1,000 Bond
(NOTE: INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED / SHOWN ABOVE IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW)
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.