Three Injured in Ector County Two-Vehicle Crash at FM 2020 and Redondo; Randall Grooms Arrested

Ector County, Texas – Three people, including a child, were injured on Saturday in a head-on collision in Ector County, according to the DPS.

The crash happened on February 3, in the area of FM 2020 and Redondo.

DPS said a Chevrolet truck failed to yield the right of way, tried to make a left turn from FM 2020 onto Redondo, and collided head-on with a Kia SUV.

The Chevrolet driver, Randall Dewayne Grooms, 58, of Odessa, along with the occupants of the Kia, a 26-year-old man, a 27-year-old woman, and a nine-year-old child, were taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Grooms admitted to having a couple of alcoholic beverages before getting into his vehicle. He failed a field sobriety test. He was arrested and charged with Intoxication Assault with a Vehicle Causing Serious Bodily Injury. He was taken to the Ector County Law Enforcement Center and has since been released on a $40,000 bond.

The crash remains under investigation.

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