WOAI Reporter Busted for DWI After Station Runs Investigative Report on Drunk Driving

By Andrew Gauthier 

Angel Covarrubias, a reporter who covers crime for San Antonio’s WOAI, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with driving while intoxicated.

According to the San Antonio Express-News, Covarrubias was pulled over shortly before 2 a.m. after he hit a parked car and failed to stop at the scene.

Covarrubias joined the NBC-affiliate last year after working as the main anchor for KVEO, the NBC-affiliate in the Rio Grande Valley. He began his career with KZTV in Corpus Christi.

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This week WOAI aired an in-depth investigation into drunk driving. Video inside…

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