The Fourth of July ranks number one nationally for alcohol-related fatal crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On July 4th in 2011, Texas saw 308 alcohol-related crashes. More than 1,400 Texans were arrested for DWI. Officers will be cracking down on drunk driving this Independence Day with a “No Refusal” campaign, so motorists who are suspected for …
TxDOT Urges PASS to Stop Drunk Drivers
Recently an Amarillo, Texas man was in life-threatening condition after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver. The 22-year-old was hit by a car and the driver fled the scene. The suspect was found later and booked in Potter County Jail for failure to stop and render aid, and intoxicated assault. The Texas Department of Transportation states that every 20 minutes …
Texas DWI Convict Sentenced to 45-years in Prison
A man from Forth Worth, Texas will go to jail for 45 years for his fifth DWI charge. Jurors only deliberated for four minutes before finding Stephen Hall guilty. Hall chose to have a judge determine his sentence. Hall was pulled over last summer at River Oaks. When the officer came to his car, Hall said, “I am so under …
Family Sues Applebee’s for Over-Serving Alcohol
In 2009, there was a tragic drunk driving car accident in which a North Texas child, Abdallah Khader, received brain injuries. The boy was 2-years-old at the accident and suffered damage to 80 percent of his brain after Stewart Lee Richardson hit his family’s car. Abdallah’s parents were also injured in the crash. The family of six-year-old Abdallah Khader sued …
Dallas Mom Alerts Teens to Drunk Driving Dangers
One in four 12th grade students got drunk in the last month, and Texas has the most drunk driving crashes and fatalities in America, according to a new study by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Renee Varela’s son, Anthony, was a victim of a drunk driving crash. He had just spoken to a military recruiter and was looking at career options …
DWI Convict Goes Back to Jail for Refusing to Apologize
DWI convict Michael Giacona who hit a black Mustang and killed the driver Aaron Pennywell said he would rather go back to jail than apologize to Pennywell’s parents for killing their son while he was intoxicated. Giacona pleaded guilty to misdemeanor DWI in January and was sentenced to a year in jail. After 90 days he was granted “shock probation”, …
Seawall DWI Crash Kills 2 Pedestrians and a Dog
Two men and their dog were killed as they walked on the Seawall in Galveston. Matthew Shelton, 27, was charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter, said Lt. Michael Gray of the Galveston Police Department. Shelton was westbound on Seawall Boulevard at 13th Street when he lost control of his vehicle and hit the pedestrians who were taking their dog …
Drunk Driver Lead to Wrongful Death of Mother and Daughter
A mother and her 10-year-old daughter were killed in San Antonio last month when their car was hit by a drunk-driving suspect who was twice convicted of driving while intoxicated. The mother and daughter were waiting in their car while her fiancé was fixing the car’s flat tire on the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 10. The Jeep Cherokee ran into …
Child Killed in Drunk Driving Accident
A 7-year-old boy was standing on a porch in southwest Houston when a car driven by an alleged drunk driver slammed into the porch and killed the child. The driver, who is an illegal immigrant from Mexico, is now being charged with intoxicated manslaughter and is being held without bond. The driver lost control of his Ford Crown Victoria, jumped …
Texan Millionaire Guilty of Drunk Driving Death
The millionaire from Houston, who was accused of DWI in February 2010, running a stop sign and causing a car accident, which resulted in the death of a 23-year-old, was found guilty on all charges on Friday. He was accused of two counts: DUI manslaughter and failure to render aid; vehicular homicide and failure to give information to authorities. The …
