What happens when are you arrested for DWI in another state? Dustin Calhoun, a 22-year-old Houston man, will find out in the very near future. Earlier this month, Calhoun was charged with DWI in Missouri after he drove his pickup truck into a tree. He could still face consequences at home in Texa...
Last month an 11-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries in a car accident in Edinburg, Texas. According to reports, the boy was riding in a vehicle driven by his father at the time of the accident. Unfortunately, he was not wearing a seatbelt and properly restrained in the vehicle. This likely cont...
A 22-year old man was recently stopped by Harris County police on suspicion of DWI after officers witnessed him driving on the wrong side of the road. According to reports, the man was driving westbound in an eastbound lane. During the stop, the driver allegedly attempted to prevent officers from...
A Galveston County man recently learned the hard way that driving while intoxicated can have serious consequences. According to reports, the man was found while passed out in his SUV in a parking lot, surrounded by empty beer bottles. Chemical tests showed that his blood alcohol concentration was...
When you've had a lot to drink and see flashing lights in the rearview, you may panic and have the urge to run. That's exactly what a Houston police officer has been accused of doing. Claude Jackson, 27, was arrested for DWI earlier this month after a 7-mile police chase through Harris County. Du...
According to the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the crime lab of the Houston Department of Public Safety is under investigation after a set of blood samples from a felony DWI arrest were mistakenly mailed to a defense attorney that is not involved in the case. The Texas Forensic Science Commi...
Micaya White, a standout on the University of Texas Volleyball team, will finally get her day in court to dispute driving while intoxicated charges stemming from a 2017 arrest. The trial is scheduled to begin on January 14 of next year. White, the 2018 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, was ar...
In 2014, the Texas Court of Appeals determined that the state's DWI implied consent law was unconstitutional. Under the law, all drivers were automatically required to submit to chemical testing when requested by a police officer. In other words, getting behind the wheel triggered consent for tes...
The month of August was a busy one for the Houston Police Department. In all, Houston PD arrested 54 drivers on felony charges related to alcohol. At nearly two felony DWI arrests per day, this number may seem high. However, the number of felony arrests fell compared to August of last year. The ...
Earlier this summer a Harris County Sheriff's deputy was arrested on suspicion of DWI when she drove her car into wet cement. According to reports, the deputy was driving at approximately 11 PM on a Tuesday evening when she ran through construction barrels. She was able to drive the vehicle more ...
An off-duty Houston police officer was temporarily relieved of her duty this week after she was arrested under the suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a traffic accident. The stakes are higher for the law enforcement officer than a typical first-offense DWI however, as her 13-year-ol...
In Montgomery County, the District Attorney's Office refers the stretch of time between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer.” Why? More drivers tend to get behind the wheel while intoxicated during the summer months. In an effort to keep the public safe, the DA's offic...
There's a growing trend in Houston area law enforcement efforts to not only go after the drivers involved in alcohol-involved fatality accidents, but the bars and bartenders that serve the drinks. For those charged with Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or more severe crimes like Intoxication As...
It's not uncommon to see a spike in DWI arrests in the summer. This is certainly true in August when summer begins to come to a close. Last month, Houston police arrested more than 50 people on felony DWI charges alone. Driving while intoxicated, particularly for first-time offenders, is typical...
It's a common misconception in Texas and across the United States that just because someone dies in a motor vehicle accident or other crash, that a person will be criminally charged for that death. Just today, in Houston, Harris County, Texas, a construction worker was fatally run over by a fork...
When you are driving a car in Texas, looking down at your phone or smart watch to read a text from a friend seems harmless, but under Texas law, it's now illegal and you could be arrested on the spot. In 2017 alone, there were over half a million reported accidents on Texas roadways accordi...
On December 16, 2017, a a 16- year veteran of the Pearland Police Department was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). According to Pearland Police Department press release, Officer Gebert was driving a Pearland P.D. patrol car and was dress in full police uniform. The press release did...
Forced blood or urine draws in DWI and DUI cases are not always reasonable.
Beating a wrongful boating while intoxicated BWI BUI on Lake Conroe, Lake Houston, Seabrook, Kemah, Galveston, Clear Lake, Texas.
The criminal justice system is far from perfect, but it especially failed one Texas man who spent 32 years in prison waiting for new trial. It seems impossible that this could happen, that no one in 32 years could realize that Jerry Hartfield was still waiting for his day in court. But that is ex...
The most severe punishment a defendant can face for a criminal conviction in Texas is the death penalty. The Lone Star state has executed more people than any other state by far since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S. in 1976. One man on death row, Albert Leslie Love Jr., was recently ...
Technology is advancing rapidly with new devices and software programs being developed every day. These new technological developments have impacted nearly every facet of society, from how we communicate to how we drive. One other area that has seen many changes due to improving technology is law...
New and evolving technology often leads to novel of legal issues for the courts to address. In 2014, the United States Supreme Court addressed one such issue in the case of Riley v. California. The issue at hand was whether or not law enforcement could search a suspect's cell phone without a warr...
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