Pedro Ibarra // Pharr Police Department Photo
A Hidalgo County father is facing upgraded criminal charges after his 6-year-old son died in the hospital.
Pharr police arrested 31-year-old Pedro Ibarra on an intoxication assault charge on Monday evening.
Investigators told Action 4 News that Ibarra was behind the wheel of a car that rear-ended an 18-wheeler.
The accident happened on the frontage road of U.S. Highway 281 near Nolana Avenue.
Police said Ibarra’s 6-year-old son was trapped inside the car.
Firefighters got the boy out and paramedics rushed him to a local hospital but he died 9:20 p.m. Thursday.
Investigators told Action 4 News that they have filed second-degree felony intoxication manslaughter charges against Ibarra.
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