Woman arrested in connection with hit-and-run crash involving USPS vehicle
A 62-year-old woman is in custody Thursday after a hit-and-run crash that tipped a United States Postal Service truck over, according to the Weslaco Police Department.
The USPS truck was hit from behind by a Chevy Malibu vehicle that fled the scene of the crash near Pike Boulevard and FM 1015 at around 10 a.m., police said.
The suspected hit-and-run driver was identified as Maricela Montemayor, who was apprehended near the scene on a charge of accident involving damage.
Police said Montemayor had three children in her vehicle who were not injured in the crash.
The postal worker was hospitalized with minor injuries.