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Corpus Christi police prisoner transport van involved in rollover crash

54-year-old Joseph Perez ran a red light, striking the van, causing it to roll over with prisoners inside.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A man is facing charges after police say he crashed into a police prisoner transport van.

It was just after midnight at the intersection of North Tancahua and Lipan Streets, just down the street from the Nueces County jail, when police say 54-year old Joseph Perez ran a red light, striking the van, causing it to roll over with prisoners inside.

The three prisoners inside the van were taken to a local hospital. They are expected to be OK. Perez has been charged with Intoxication Assault with a Motor Vehicle.

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