Police arrests man for blocking highway traffic with marriage proposal

24-year-old Vidal Valladares, the man in question, says he did not mean to obstruct traffic.

"I never really thought about causing an accident. I thought about my girlfriend. I just wanted to do something different."

He posted pictures of the romantic moment on instagram with the following caption.

"When you shut down one of the biggest and busiest freeways in the entire country (I45) and you ask your girl if she wants to marry u, That moment is priceless love u #shesaidyes."

In light of the criminal charges, his girlfriend, Michelle Wycoff, says they meant no harm.

"I said, 'Are you serious?' Then I saw all my family and friends with cameras and I looked where Vidal was and he was down on one knee. Honestly, I didn't think about if it was a good idea or a bad idea. I was just so happy in the moment. I love him so much."

Jodi Silva, Houston Police Department spokeswoman, says the 24-year-old romantic will be charged with obstruction of highway, a Class B misdemeanor.

Another spokesman, Victor Senties, urged others not to do the same thing.

"While we're happy for the couple, this is not something we would want to encourage anyone to do. People could have lost their lives stopping on the freeway like that. If there was a similar scenario and the officers were called to the scene to witness it, the officers would tell them to clear the roadway and if they refused, they could be arrested with blocking a roadway, which is a Class B misdemeanor."

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