Tow yard tears: Crying man charged in messy DUI crash

Christian Galvan was having a bad night, one that literally drove him to tears. 

The 21-year-old Maricopa man was found weeping near the wreckage of his vehicle. He was inside a tow truck just past 11 p.m. Wednesday “hands up crying uncontrollably,” Maricopa police reported in a probable cause statement. 

Police said Galvan drove his car into a street sign, through a fence and into several vehicles impounded inside A&R Towing Yard, 19241 N. Maricopa Road. 

Upon further investigation, police said they suspected the problem was “emanating” from Galvan’s breath, an alcoholic beverage, enough to pop a .150 blood-alcohol level at the scene, about double the legal limit. 

He had poor balance, officers said. They accompanied him for a blood sample at a medical facility before booking him into the Pinal County Jail. 

He faces charges of DUI, reckless driving, criminal damage up to $10,000, plus criminal nuisance.  

He faces more than five years in jail and some stiff fines.