SUV smashes into Kempner City Hall

Crash marks second time for municipal building to be hit by vehicle in about 16 months

  • The northwest side of Kempner City Hall was damaged Friday when a vehicle ran into the building. CITY OF KEMPNER OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS FACEBOOK PAGE
    The northwest side of Kempner City Hall was damaged Friday when a vehicle ran into the building. CITY OF KEMPNER OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS FACEBOOK PAGE
  • A tarp covers the part of Kempner City Hall that was hit Friday at 2:12 a.m. by a sport-utility vehicle. After the crash, the SUV’s operator was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated. LEVI BURNEY | COURTESY PHOTO
    A tarp covers the part of Kempner City Hall that was hit Friday at 2:12 a.m. by a sport-utility vehicle. After the crash, the SUV’s operator was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated. LEVI BURNEY | COURTESY PHOTO

    Kempner City Hall sustained crash-related damage for the second time in about 16 months when a sport-utility vehicle ran into the building early Friday morning.

    Kempner Police Chief Charles Rodriguez said the SUV’s operator, 25-year-old Joshua Eugene Barbero of Lampasas, was arrested on a charge of drunk driving after Friday’s crash.

    A vehicle also rammed into the city building Aug. 25, 2019. The po…