A driver who is suspected of being intoxicated while he was behind the wheel has apparently been charged with intoxication manslaughter after a wrongful death accident. The suspected drunk driver who was going east in the westbound Lane of Tidwell at the nineteen hundred block, fit a Toyota Corolla head-on and his passenger was fatally [...]
Recently a driver has been accused of running over an eleven-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl on Halloween. According to reports, the boy broke his leg and the girl sustained facial injuries. Both children were transported to the hospital for observation or treatment. Apparently some witnesses to the accident made sure that the alleged drunk [...]
It seems every week in Houston, another fatal drunk driving accident is in the news and we are lucky if it is only one fatality. Cars and pickup trucks running into houses, drunk drivers striking patrol cars and killing pedestrians and other motorists are things we see in the news almost every day in Texas. [...]
It is no secret that the incidence of drunk driving accidents and drunk driving arrests go up during the holiday season. Office parties and family celebration often lead to a DWI arrest at this time of year. The Houston area is taking steps to ensure that more of those who choose to drink and drive [...]
Some months ago the Houston area implemented a policy known as “no refusal weekends” which in effect allows authorities to obtain a blood test when a suspected drunken driver refuses a breathalyzer test. This program was implemented to address the continued problem of drunk driving and drunk driving accidents in Houston. Houston leads the nation [...]
