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Former Austin Police Officer Facing DWI Accepts Plea Deal

February 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

Former Austin police officer Leonardo Quintana pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving in a January 2010 arrest. According to Williamson County Court documents, Quintana entered his plea in a deal with prosecutors before Judge Suzanne Brooks, who accepted the plea and scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 7. If Brooks accepts the deal, Quintana will [...]

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2 Men Arrested for DWI on Horse & Mule

January 26th, 2011 · No Comments

Two men were arrested for DWI in Austin while riding a horse and a mule Friday night. According to officials with the Austin Police Department, the men were arrested on 6th Street shortly after 10:00 p.m. Police say the two men were both intoxicated and were apparently trying to lure people out of bars and [...]

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Texas police arrest more than 1,100 on DWI charges over holidays

January 10th, 2011 · No Comments

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, officers made more than 1,100 arrests related to DWI this holiday season. Almost half of the arrests, made from December 21 through January 1, were made by officers who were funded by a special $2 million grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. This grant is used [...]

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Austin Police Chief Pushing for Stricter DWI Laws

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

The chief of the Austin Police Department is seeking a new drunk driving category in Texas. According to Austin police chief Art Acevedo, his proposed plan would target drivers who have had a couple of drinks but are not yet legally drunk. The plan would be called the Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI). The law [...]

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Texas steps up enforcement on drunken drivers

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments

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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