Driving while intoxicated or “DWI” is a harshly prosecuted offense in the Galveston, Houston, and League City area. If you feel you’ve been unfairly accused of a DWI offense, articles in this section will educate you on the atmosphere in Texas for DWI offenders. Informative blog postings from one of Houston’s top DWI lawyers, attorney Tad A. Nelson of the Law Offices of Tad Nelson and Associates. Information in this category is strictly related to drunk driving charges.
Being stopped by the police and questioned about whether one has imbibed alcohol before getting behind the wheel of the car is intimidating and terrifying. In many cases when this happens, a police officer will ask the detained to comply with a field sobriety test, blood or breath alcohol testing, or both. Field sobriety testing […]
Any arrest for drunk driving in Texas is a serious matter, but the stakes are much higher if you were involved in a DWI accident. Whereas a basic violation of state laws is typically a Class B Misdemeanor, an auto crash elevates the charges to intoxication assault – a Third Degree Felony punishable by a […]
Anyone in Texas who is facing open container charges needs to take the charges extremely seriously, regardless of whether or not the charges accompany a DWI arrest. To be sure, even an open container violation on its own—regardless of whether you have been accused of drunk driving—can result in you having a criminal record in […]
If you believe you caused a car accident while you were drinking and driving, you will need to begin working with a DWI accident defense lawyer in Texas as soon as possible to do everything you can to beat the charges you are facing or, at the very least, have the charges against you reduced […]
If you are facing charges for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas, you may already know that you can face substantial penalties in the event of a conviction. While it might not seem particularly serious to have “open container” charges added onto a DWI, it is critical to understand that an open container charge is […]
Anytime you are facing charges for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas, it is essential to have an aggressive Texas DWI defense attorney on your side. Yet when the charges occur in connection with a serious motor vehicle collision, the consequences of a conviction can be much more severe. Indeed, you could face a sentence […]
Those who are involved in car accidents and who were drinking prior to their crash often face serious allegations of intoxication assault if someone else was injured in the collision. This is true even for drivers who don’t exceed the .08 percent legal limit. Intoxication assault charges should be taken seriously, as conviction comes with […]
The short answer to this question is no. Drivers in Texas cannot be arrested merely for committing an open container violation. If, however, a person were accused of an open container violation, as well as a DWI, he or she could face arrest. In either case, an open container violation shouldn’t be taken lightly, so […]
In Texas, there are severe criminal and civil consequences for motorists who are convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Drivers who have a child passenger under the age of 15 years old in the vehicle at the time of the arrest, however, face even more serious penalties, especially if they are also involved in a […]
Texas is well-known for having some of the strictest laws in the nation when it comes to driving while under the influence. For instance, those who have an open container of alcohol in their vehicle, even if they haven’t been drinking, could face misdemeanor charges. This is true even if nothing has been consumed from […]