STAFF REPORT

ROMAIN

A Houston area constable’s deputy was arrested recently in San Marcos after a traffic accident that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital.

Michael St. Romain, 23, is charged with intoxication assault after he lost control of his black Mustang while turning onto Thorpe Lane from Robbie Lane at about 9:24 p.m. May 30, said San Marcos police Sgt. Fred Wisener.

The 19-year-old victim, whose name police declined to release, was transported to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin. The extent of his injuries are unknown.

St. Romain failed a field sobriety test, but the results of a blood analysis are not available, Wisener said. The blood test was mandatory because St. Romain faces an intoxication assault charge, Wisener said.

Romain told investigators that a friend he met a few hours earlier was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, Wisener said. But a bystander identified St. Romain as the driver, Wisener said.

St. Romain, who has been a patrol deputy for 18 months, is suspended without pay from the Harris County Pct. 4 constable’s office pending the outcome of the criminal charges.

Precinct 4 Chief Deputy Jim Sumner said that if St. Romain is indicted by a grand jury, he would be fired in accordance with department policy.