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(December 6, 2021): The Nacogdoches Police Department responded to a Major Accident on December 2, 2021 at around 5:50 p.m. in the 2000 block of South St. When our officers arrived to the scene they found an elderly adult victim lying in the roadway. Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the victim in critical condition to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Our officers began searching the area for the vehicle that had struck the victim however the vehicle had fled the scene. The NPD Traffic Division responded to the scene to investigate and conduct the accident reconstruction. At this time we believe the vehicle that struck the victim may possibly be a 2007-2014 Chevy pickup with front end damage. The victim was identified to be Gerardo Castro 70 years of age from Nacogdoches, Tx. Mr. Castro was pronounced deceased hours after arriving at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Anyone with information about this accident is asked to call the Nacogdoches Police Department at 936-559-2607 or Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers at 936-560-INFO.

At approximately 7:45 am Sunday, December 5, the Nacogdoches Combined Communications Center received a call of a person asleep behind the wheel of a running vehicle in Douglass, blocking the road. Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Deputies were the first to arrive, followed by Texas DPS. It was then learned that the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was an off-duty Nacogdoches Police Officer.

Tx DPS arrested Daniel Aburto, 30, for Driving While Intoxicated.

Aburto was booked into the Nacogdoches County Law Enforcement Center on a single charge of DWI.
Aburto has been placed on suspension until the completion of an internal investigation.