Drunk man had toddler in car when he crashed driving on only his rims, Texas cops say

A dad has been arrested after he crashed his car while driving drunk with his toddler, reports say.

Police say they received a call about Fernando Garcia, 24, driving down Veterans Memorial Drive in Houston without his front driver’s side tire, KPRC reported.

When officers caught up with Garcia, they say he was intoxicated and had crashed his car — which he’d been driving on rims —and was lying on the sidewalk, police said in a Facebook post. Some reports suggest Garcia was examining the front of the car.

A two-year-old was found in the car “uninjured but hot,” police say.

The toddler is believed to be Garcia’s child, who was released to family members after Garcia’s arrest, KHOU reported.

Garcia was charged with driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, according to KPRC.

This story was originally published August 22, 2019 at 1:23 PM with the headline "Drunk man had toddler in car when he crashed driving on only his rims, Texas cops say."