Texas authorities are relying more and more on blood testing to determine whether a driver may have been operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. In 2010, the crime lab at the Texas Department of Public Safety — the agency where DWI blood tests are sent– processed around six thousand cases. By 2012, that workload had […]
A Houston-area sheriff’s office joined the Texas Department of Public Safety in a Christmas weekend crackdown on drunken drivers. The authorities targeted high-risk locations at times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. The enforcement effort resulted in 21 people receiving DWI charges during the Christmas holiday weekend, ranging in age between mid-twenties and mid-fifties. Of […]
A non-profit organization is petitioning Texas lawmakers to pass a law requiring those convicted of a first-offense DWI to get an ignition interlock. If passed, the offenders would never be able to drive under the influence again: The dashboard-mounted device prevents a vehicle from starting if it detects any alcohol on a driver’s breath. The […]
‘Tis the season for holiday festivities. For those who may be imbibing holiday spirits, however, extra transportation precautions should be made: According to the Houston-Galveston Area Council, there will be at least 50 additional DWI patrol units on Houston-area streets over the holiday season. The extra patrols are funded by a $295,000 state grant. H-GAC […]