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Car wrecks with semi-truck, driver arrested for driving while intoxicated

Posted at 3:14 PM, Nov 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-27 16:53:07-05

One person was in jail and another was ticketed after an early Sunday morning wreck in McLennan County.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the wreck happened on northbound Interstate 35 near Ross around 4:30 a.m. 

A passenger car swerved and struck an 18-wheeler that was also traveling northbound. There were no injuries.

The driver, Gemma Clemente, 22, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and her passenger was ticketed for public intoxication. 

Clemente was taken to the McLennan County Jail. 

The semi-truck driver was able to drive the truck with no major damage. 

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