A man drove into the Hidalgo County Courthouse late Sunday night, forcing it to shut down for at least two days, according to the Edinburg Police Department.

On Monday, the driver was identified as 49-year-old Jesus Alaniz Jr. He remains in critical condition and will face a DWI charge once he’s released from the hospital.

This is his second DWI arrest in 10 days, officials confirmed. Hidalgo County jail records show Edinburg police arrested Alaniz on Aug. 21 and released him on a $1,000 bond on Friday.

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The impact of the crash was strong enough to break the car's engine free, sending it into the courthouse snack bar.

Hidalgo County District Attorney Terry Palacios said the timing of the crash may have kept it from being much worse.

"That would have been a totally different story. It's a little scary to even envision what might have happened. We always have people down there either having coffee or enjoying their morning," Palacios said.

The crash is now sparking a conversation about whether more needs to be done to protect the building.

“Maybe some barricades before they go into the big lot of our courthouse, and just to try to prevent something like this happening again, especially during the day," Palacios said.

The front entrance remains boarded up. Deputies with the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office spent the day turning away people trying to access the courthouse.

Crews are working to reopen the building. The courthouse is set to reopen on Wednesday, officials said, adding that people will use a different entrance.

Employees, jurors, and members of the public scheduled to report to the courthouse Tuesday should not report to the building unless they receive specific instructions from the appropriate county office or court, Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez said in a statement.

The closure is also slowing down work inside the courthouse.

"Our biggest worry is our jail cases and moving our dockets, and I think that's the biggest worry of our judges also," Palacios said. "Hopefully we will, for the sake of our court system, for the sake of overcrowding us in our jail, expedite. Everybody's working together."

Anyone with questions about hearings or other courthouse business can contact the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office at 956-292-7600 or the Hidalgo County Clerk's Office at 956-318-2100.

Additional updates on the courthouse will be provided on social media, according to Hidalgo County officials.

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