DUI Laws and Legal Steps in Texas

4th of July Deadliest Holiday

4th of July Deadliest Holiday As Americans toast to Independence Day this Fourth of July, there’s another side to the celebrations they may want to avoid: death by drunk drivers. The Fourth of July is among the deadliest days for…

News Anchor Charged with DWI

David Michael Torbi, who goes by David Scott on the newscasts for KXAN was arrested on Friday evening for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.  His car was found in a drainage ditch near the 500 block of Lakeway Drive and when…

Former House Speaker Arrested for DUI

Former Texas House Speaker Gibson Lewis, 72, was arrested last Thursday night on charges of drunken driving, Austin police said. Lewis was driving west on Fourth Street, at the intersection with Lavaca Street, in the turn-only lane about 11 p.m.…

Man Charged with 4th DWI

A New Braunfels man was arrested Sunday in connection with what police say is his fourth charge of driving while intoxicated, according to an arrest affidavit. Austin police say a witness reported a gold pickup on northbound Interstate 35 swerving…

DWI suspect drove flaming car

Police arrested an Austin woman and charged her with driving while intoxicated after she was seen driving a Ford Explorer which was in flames on Interstate 35 early Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit. An officer stopped Kelsi Hatch, 25,…

Judge Arrested in Drunk Driving Case

State District Judge Elizabeth Berry was booked into the Johnson County Jail on Saturday, November 8th on a probable cause warrant by Alvarado police after being arrested on Interstate 35W south of Fort Worth on suspicion of drunken driving. Over…

Taylor Man Gets 60-year Sentance for DWI Number 10

A Taylor man, Anthony Lynn Falco, was sentenced to 60 years in prison Wednesday for his 10th driving while intoxicated conviction. Mr. Falco was pulled over in June and told police that he had been drinking beer at a Round…

New signs to memorialize DWI wreck victims

A new state program will allow friends and relatives of people killed in drunken driving wrecks in Texas to buy memorial signs that will be placed near the crash site for a year. The $300 signs will be 42 inches…