Pedro Retana Incident

On Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 at approximately 2123 hours while driving a marked Midland Police vehicle and wearing a standard MPD issued uniform Officer Jimenez was dispatched to 601 N Loraine(PD Lobby) in reference to an Advise of Rights. MPD Dispatch advised Officer Jimenez that the advise of rights was in reference to an accident that took place in the 2100 block of West Wadley Ave earlier that night.

Upon arrival, Officer Jimenez made contact with the victim identified as Pedro Retana(H/M-DOB05/25/1980). Retana advised Officer Jimenez that he wanted to file a report for an accident that took place earlier that night that resulted in a road rage incident where a subject who also claimed to be a peace officer threatened him with his gun.

Retana advised that earlier that night as he was traveling westbound in the outside lane of the 2100 block of West Wadley an SUV (TXLP-BXH2519) exiting the private drive located near Sedonas Grill hit the Right Front Quarter of his silver Chevrolet Cruise(TXLP-703684G). Retana then advised that the vehicle tried to leave the scene and that he then followed him. Retana was unable to produce an accurate direction of travel. Retana advised Officer Jimenez that as he was following the vehicle in an attempt to get the driver to stop, the driver of the vehicle then intentionally and knowingly swerved his vehicle towards his. As a result Retana stated that his vehicle was hit for a second time. Officer Jimenez observed that Retana’s vehicle presented a substantial damage in the rear left bumper near the door of the passenger side. Retana stated that the damage presented was the consequence of the driver of the vehicle in question intentionally swerving his SUV towards his car. Retana advised Officer Jimenez that he believes that the way the driver swerved his vehicle was with the intent to cause him seriously bodily