Former Lindale Firefighter Pleads Guilty to 2011 DWI
Posted/updated on: February 28, 2013 at 3:09 pm
LINDALE — A former Lindale firefighter has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in November 2011. That’s according to KETK. Christopher Michael Combs, 27, has been ordered by Judge Thomas A. Dunn to serve 180 days in the Smith County Jail and fined $200.
On November 27, 2011, Combs was accused of crashing into a Tyler gas station drunk. According to jail records, his blood alcohol content was higher than .15. Tyler Police say the incident happened shortly after 2:30 that morning at the Exxon station on the 1200 block of West Gentry. Combs had previously stated he fell asleep at the wheel and drove off the roadway, hitting several gas pumps and causing major damage to the business.
Tyler Fire Department Haz-Mat responded to the scene to control gas leakage in the parking lot. There was no report of any fire that occurred from the crash. Combs was taken to a local hospital following the wreck.
