Houston DWI Lawyers
Wrong Way Driver Causes Fatal Fort Worth Gas Tanker Accident – Texas Injury Lawyers
A deadly gas tanker accident on a freeway in Fort Worth, Texas, has been blamed on a wrong way driver who was traveling in the opposite direction on the freeway, under the influence of alcohol. The man has now been charged with intoxication manslaughter.
The 23-year-old motorist was driving a pickup truck the wrong way in [...]
Cameron County DA’s Office Considering Facebook Profiling of Jurors – Houston Criminal Lawyers
Houston criminal defense lawyers have seen an increasing use of social media by law-enforcement in Texas. Whether it is using Twitter to post the names of DWI offenders, or publish information about intoxicated motorists on Facebook pages, law-enforcement agencies have gotten increasingly aggressive about using social media tactics, and not always with good results. Now, [...]
Increase in Texas Holiday DWI Arrests – Houston Criminal Lawyers
The holiday season saw a substantial increase in the number of people calling Houston DWI lawyers after being pulled over for drunk driving. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, there was an increase in the number of impaired drivers who were arrested over the holidays. Overall, the DPS arrested 1,106 intoxicated drivers over [...]
Houston DWI Lawyer’s Tips to Avoid DWI Charges
As Houston DWI lawyers, we often receive calls from people who have tested above the .08 legally allowed alcohol limit, and are shocked that they were so intoxicated. Too many people overestimate their capacity for drinks, and also fail to understand that there are a number of other factors besides the number of alcoholic drinks [...]
Texas Lawmakers Consider New DWI Lite law – Houston DWI Lawyers
As Houston DWI lawyers, we know for a fact that Texas drunk driving laws have done very little to prevent DWI accidents and deaths. Our current set of laws has simply not worked. Soon, we could have new legislation that actually creates a new misdemeanor charge for persons driving with a smaller quantity of alcohol in [...]
Texas DWI Laws Have Failed to Rein in Drunk Drivers – Houston DWI Lawyers
A 2001 law that authorizes police officers to seize the license of a drunk driver has done little to eliminate drunk driving on Texas streets. Another law passed in 2003 that authorized surcharges of up to $3,000 for motorists driving under the influence, has also failed to either prevent drunk driving or raise revenues. It’s [...]
Parenting Style Can Help Prevent DWI among Houston Teen Motorists – Texas Injury Lawyers
A new study shows that your parenting style can help prevent the risk of binge drinking and other undesirable alcohol-related behaviors in your teenage child. The study which has been published in the July issue of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, surveyed more than 5,000 children, and asked them about their relationship with [...]
In-Car Breathalyzer Device Won’t Help You Get Out Of a Houston DWI
Last month, the New York Times reported that Congress is likely to approve increased funding for an alcohol detection device program, that’s funded jointly by the federal administration and the auto industry. The program called the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety receives funding of $2 million a year, contributed jointly by the National Highway [...]
Texas DWI Surcharge System Has Failed – Houston DWI Lawyers
Far from helping control DWI rates, a system in Texas that slaps steep surcharges on drunk driving offenders and others, has actually contributed to case backlogs in courts, and more numbers of DWI cases being dismissed. That opinion comes from a former McLennan County district court judge, David Hodges.
David Hodges told the Texas Public Safety [...]
Budgetary Cuts Could Impact Prison Alcohol Treatment Programs for DWI Offenders in Texas – Houston Criminal Defense Lawyers
Texas is looking at a massive $18 billion budget shortfall next year. That deficit will have to be made up for by slashing funds to other programs and facilities. There is speculation that alcohol treatment programs for prisoners arrested for DWI offenses could likely have funding cut as part of these measures. As Houston DWI [...]
