A TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation worker was injured in a recent traffic accident.  The worker has been upgraded from critical to serious condition according to officials at Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial.

Martin Garcia, 34, was injured in a traffic accident involving 105th District Judge J. Manuel Banales last Thursday near the ramp connecting South Padre Island Drive and Interstate 37. The accident happened about 2:45 p.m. Thursday as Bañales was entering the ramp connecting Padre Island Drive to southbound I-37. Police said his Cadillac Deville slid off the pavement and struck the transportation truck parked a few feet away, which Garcia had been crouching near.

Another worker was able to jump out of the way and avoid injury.

Texas Department of Transportation has set up a fund for donations: Checks should be made payable to “Martin Garcia Fund”:

Martin Garcia Fund
C/o Navy Army Federal Credit Union
P. O. Box 81349
Corpus Christi, TX 78468-1349

Updated:

Corpus Christi Police investigators say Nueces County Judge Manuel Banales will receive a traffic citation for failure to maintain a direct course, as a result of an auto accident that critically injured a Texas Department of Transportation worker Martin Garcia.

The accident happened along a curve leading from NPID to I-37 last week. Police say Banales car computer indicated he was traveling at a speed of 71 miles an hour six seconds before he hit Garcia who was working on a roadway project.

Police say going 71 miles an hour on a highway that has a speed limit of 65 miles an hour is not excessive speed. A police investigator told Kiii News that a motorist traveling at that speed will not receive a speeding ticket. He said there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs involved in the accident though a final DPS report is not yet ready.

The ticket is scheduled to be served on Monday.

Garcia remains in the hospital in intensive care. But his condition has been upgraded to serious from critical.

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