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Central Texas is launching a new campaign to stop people from drinking and driving. The campaign is called “Drink and Drive, and Got to Jail” and police officials use a cop-cab to\help show there point; take a cab if you have been drinking or you will end up in the back of a cop car.
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APD’s No Refusal Weekend results remain consistent with those at this time last year. The Police Department chooses big party weekends to implement the program.
KVUE reports that, “During the overnight hours between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, Austin police made 24 suspected DWI arrests.”
Police say that, of those arrested, 12  were breathalyzed, one took a [...]

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Texas state representative Eddie Rodriguez has been arrested on DWI charges. Rep. Rodriguez was picked up by police while he was driving on Chicon Street in East Austin, when police noticed the 38-year-old’s car swerving erratically.
Rep. Rodriguez told police officers that he had had four glasses of wine before getting in his car. [...]

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A 24-year old Austin man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he accidentally tried to park in a police station parking garage. An officer at the gate questioned the man about his actions, and he admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana prior to operating his vehicle. The man was arrested and charged [...]

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The Austin Police Department made 24 driving-while-intoxicated arrests on New Year’s Eve.
The “no refusal” initiative to force people who are suspected of drunk driving to give blood if they refuse a Breathalyzer test. 18 of the people consented to Breathalyzer tests and one took the blood test. The arrests happened between Thursday at 9 p.m. [...]

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