A recent incident in Montgomery County highlights how hyper-protective Texas laws are for police officers in the line of duty: after fleeing a traffic stop and allegedly dragging a police officer for a few yards, a suspect is being charged not with a misdemeanor assault, but with the serious felo...
One of the more interesting stories in news relating to driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Texas deals with a man who bit off a piece of a police officer's ear during a traffic stop. There is, however, more to the story than first meets the eye. DWI Suspect Bites Officer's Ear During Traffic Sto...
The recent firefight between a narcotics squad from the Houston Police Department and suspected drug dealers has led to a war of words as the police union attempts to dodge blame for the incident. The aggressive and dangerous vitriol from the police union, however, only betrays a gung-ho attitude...
Ex-NFL quarterback and University of Texas star Vince Young was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Missouri City, Texas. According to police, Mr. Young admitted to drinking several beers before getting behind the wheel. He also apparently failed a field sobriety test. Tha...
A Houston man is facing a charge of driving while impaired after already having eight previous convictions of the offense. The driver was arrested after sideswiping a car on the highway, and the breathalyzer test read that his blood alcohol content (BAC) was .22, nearly four times the legal limit...
The Harris County Sheriff's Office's DWI task force began a new initiative to curb the number of drunk drivers on the road. During the first night of this initiative along, officers pulled over dozens of Houston drivers. Reasons for the traffic stops included offenses as minor as a headlight bein...
A Houston driver was arrested for driving while impaired after driving the wrong way down the Southwest Freeway. Police caught up with the driver at the Kirby exit, where the vehicle was parked in the main lanes of the highway. The driver's doors were locked and he was asleep inside his vehicle. ...
It's no surprise to anyone that being charged with driving while impaired will lead to a loss of your driving privileges--it's even common knowledge that you could spend time in jail after a conviction. These punishments are obvious and expected. These are referred to as collateral consequences o...
An individual suspected of driving under the influence appeared before a judge on January 23, 2019, following an accident that injured a young child. The driver was arrested after failing field sobriety tests that were performed after the crash. The driver's DWI defense attorney stated that he do...
An incriminating Facebook Live video is working against a Houston resident who was charged with DWI after Christmas. The individual was arrested for driving while impaired following a car accident involving a Houston Police Department patrol vehicle. The patrol car caught on fire following the cr...
Last month was a busy period of time for police officers in the Houston area--Montgomery County police officers arrested 39 people for felony DWI charges in the month of December 2018 alone. If you've been charged with felony DWI in Texas, Doug Murphy is standing by to help. Felony DWI in Texas ...
For those suspected of driving while impaired in Texas, a field sobriety test or breathalyzer test isn't the only alcohol test a person can face. Officers who believe that a person is driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol can also order a blood sample to be taken to determine whether a perso...
CDL truck drivers are in high demand in Texas and that's a good thing because the pay is excellent. The only problem: possessing a commercial driver's license (CDL) carries more responsibility than a normal driver's license. If you have ever been driving your truck after you had a glass of an alc...
It's late at night and maybe you just left a bar or maybe you didn't, but a police officer pulls you over. You can't recall anything you did wrong. Were you speeding? No. Did you swerve? No. Did you accelerate unexpectedly but for no apparent reason? No. Did you forget to use your turn signal? No...
The holiday season is generally always a busy time for law enforcement officers due to the number of intoxicated drivers on the roads, and Houston, Texas was no exception to the rule this year. Between December 26 and January 1st alone, officers of the Houston Police Department arrested 346 drive...
Imagine you are driving home or to work and a Houston police officer pulls you over. You didn't run a red light. You weren't speeding. You used your turn signal to take a left. In order for a police officer in Harris County, Texas, or anywhere in Texas for that matter, to pull you over, they need...
A Houston police officer has been arrested after a witness reported that he struck a guardrail and was weaving on the shoulder of Interstate 69 near Hillcroft. The witness began following the officer, who was driving a white Toyota Camry with a flat tire during the incident. The officer re-entere...
Minors are not allowed to purchase, consume, or attempt to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages in Texas. It is illegal for a minor to falsely represent themselves as being age 21 or over in order to purchase alcohol and it is illegal for a minor to drive while intoxicated. The penalties for a...
Law enforcement in Montgomery County and the Shenandoah Police Departments have announced that they intend to increase patrols over the holidays in an effort to prevent drunk driving. They aren't the only police departments to be doing so: police departments in Houston and throughout the greater ...
A Killeen woman was sentenced to 3 years probation in the 27th Judicial District after attempting to evade arrest with a minor child in the vehicle. The officer who conducted the stop stated that he turned on his lights and sirens and honked at the woman but she failed to immediately stop. The w...
An off-duty Bexar County Sheriff's Department deputy has resigned following an arrest for suspected driving while intoxicated and drug possession. The arrest came after the officer was observed crashing into a concrete barrier. Sheriff Javier Salazar commented that the former deputy decided to r...
A jury has found a Sunland Park man guilty of intoxication manslaughter after an accident in 2017 caused fatal injuries for a 33-year-old El Paso nurse. The man struck a stop sign, which fell and struck the victim. Prosecutors told the jury that the man stepped on the gas instead of the brake pe...
A Laredo woman was taken into custody on November 30 for allegedly drinking and driving and fleeing the scene of an accident she caused. Officers were dispatched to the scene of an accident involving injuries. When officers arrived, they saw a silver Mazda 6 and a Jeep Liberty with heavy front-en...
A recent study found that drinking and driving and binge drinking among veterans have increased in recent years. Since 2013, the incidence of binge drinking has increased from 14 percent to nearly 16 percent. Binge drinking is defined by consuming over four drinks for women and over five drinks f...
Earlier this month, police officers responded to calls about an early morning crash on Highway 59 in Stafford. When they arrived on the scene, they began to suspect that at least one of the drivers involved in the accident was intoxicated. Officers questioned 44-year-old Richard Robert Bryant and...
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