Brownsville legislator arrested on DWI charge
BROWNSVILLE — State Rep. Rene O. Oliveira (D) was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated Friday, Brownsville police said in a press release Saturday.
The police reported the driver of a car linked to Oliveira left the scene of a collision before being questioned by police. The release also reported a woman at the scene told an officer no accident occurred.
Oliveira was released from the municipal jail in Brownsville on $2,500 bail Saturday, police department spokesman J.J. Trevino said.
According to the release, Brownsville police responded to an accident at 10:22 p.m. Friday in the 800 block of Boca Chica Boulevard.
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Will this incident cost Oliveira in the runoff election for the House District 37 seat?
