The Dallas County Sheriff’s Jailer was arrested fro drunken driving and charged with a DWI.
The man was arrested after someone called the police when he fell asleep in the drive-through lane of Jack in the Box. Police found him pulled over on the side of the road near the restaurant. The man works as an intake for the county jail, which means he processes people who are being booked into jail.
The Sheriff’s Department will be conducting an internal investigation, but the man was back at work the following work day after the arrest.
If you or a loved one has been arrested for a DWI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Dallas DWI lawyers of the law office of Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
Texas law against DWIs may becoming tougher in the the Texas legislature in 2011. The Austin Police Department Chief has announced that he is in favor of sobriety check points.
Advocates who work with Mothers Against Drunk Driving are also pushing for ignition interlock devices to be installed after a first DWI offense.
Lawmakers in Houston are proposing a Driver Responsibility Program that would make people with first-time drinking and driving charge to pay a fee of $1,000 a year for three years. Committees are reviewing the proposed programs. In 2009, there were 1,269 deaths in alcohol-related accidents.
If you have been convicted of a serious crime such as a DWI, contact the Dallas DWI lawyers of the law office of Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121 today.
Many Texas police departments, such as Smith County, will be implementing ‘No Refusal’ weekends on July 4 in order to try and crack down on drunken drivers during the holiday weekend.
Many agencies use DWI checkpoints during weekends where heavy drinking is expected but this year, Smith County plans to implement the ‘No Refusal’ campaign from July 2 through July 4. Many officers will be on duty in order to keep an extra eye out for safety because the holiday falls on a weekend.
This year, the county is using the ‘no refusal’ policy which means that if a driver is pulled over for suspected drunk driving the officer can report to a judge and if their is reasonable cause, the judge can issue a search warrant to have a nurse draw blood from the person. Although ‘no refusal’ weekends have had some backlash they are becoming more popular because it is proof of intoxication.
If you or a loved one has been charged with a serious crime such as a DWI, contact the Dallas DWI lawyers of the law office of Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
A drunk driving accident sent one to the hospital on Sam Houston Blvd.
A 38-year-old man struck another vehicle and then fled the scene of the accident. The driver of the car that was hit was immediately transported to the hospital with serious injuries.
An officer later found the 38-year-old driver’s car by noticing the damage on his car and thinking it would be congruent to the accident. A field sobriety test was done to the man and he failed this and the blood test that was ran.
Drunk driving accidents can cause serious injury and legal issues for any offenders. Our thoughts are with the family of the victim.
According to Dallas police, a baby was critically injured after a suspected drunk driver crashed into another car on the LBJ Freeway.
A 40-year-old Garland man was driving west on LBJ when he crashed into a stalled car in the road. A 1-year-old child and 2-year-old child, who were in the stalled car, were both injured in the accident. One of the children was reportedly in critical condition.
The driver of the car was also injured, he was pinned in his vehicle after the accident and was helped by rescue crews. He was later charged with driving while intoxicated after a blood sample revealed the presence of alcohol.
A Dallas Police Officer was stopped a red light at the Masters Drive and Lake June intersection when he was hit by a suspected drunk driver.
The accident occurred around 3 a.m. when the suspected drunk driver rear-ended the police car. The impact caused the police car to be knocked more than 30 feet. The driver then failed a standard field sobriety and was arrested, he also needed assistance from officers to walk back to his car. The officer did not suffer serious injury.
If you or a loved one has been arrested and charged with a serious crime, such as a DWI or a DUI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Dallas DWI lawyer, Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
The Dallas Police Department has been holding ‘No Refusal’ Weekends for holiday weekends where heavy drinking is suspected, but police now want this to be the main evidence in all DWI charges.
During a ‘no refusal’ weekend a person that is pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving has a choice to breath into a breathalyzer and if they say no, and there is probable cause, a nurse can draw their blood.
Police want blood testing to be the primary evidence in DWI cases because they feel that they are more accurate and because a blood samples allow police to test for more than alcohol, like illegal drugs. There is controversy over this mandatory testing because some feel it violates people right and is unreasonable search and seizure.
If you or a loved one has been arrested for a DWI or DUI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Dallas DWI lawyers at the law offices of Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
State troopers have said that a judge from Mercedes has been arrested for his third DWI charge.
The judge was pulled over in Harlingen for speeding and he failed the field sobriety test. He was then arrested for suspicion for driving while intoxicated. A blood sample was taken from the judge, but results of the test have not come back yet. The judge faces felony DWI charges because this is his third arrest on his record.
If you or a family member has been arrested for a serious crime such as driving while intoxicated, contact the Dallas DWI lawyers at the law offices of Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
In Amarillo, Texas, the police officers cracked down on drunk drivers during the Spring Break holiday.
The police department was able to have more officers on duty because of a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to help keep their eye out for drivers who were driving impaired. During the break, their extra officers arrested nine DWI drivers and three other arrests for other crimes. During the week there were no car accident fatalities.
If you or someone you love has been accused of a serious crime such as DWI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact Dallas DWI lawyer Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121.
The Dallas police department want to join other cities like Phoenix, AZ, in mandating a blood test for all DWI suspects.
Instead of using breathalyzer tests, police would use blood tests only to confirm suspicions of drunk driving. If a suspect refused the test, police could then obtain a search warrant to obtain blood samples. However, the costs to implement this program are likely too high for the time being. Already, a third of all 3,600 DWI suspects in Dallas each year undergo blood testing.
If you have been charged with drunk driving, you need experienced legal representation on your side. Contact Dallas DWI lawyer Mark T. Lassiter by calling 214-651-1121 today.
