Photo by jvh33Tired of all those pain-in-the-ass DWI crackdowns? Thinking you can get around them and still indulge your urge to endanger yourself and others by operating heavy, moving machinery while drunk by tossing back some Jack Daniel's on your boat?Think again. This Memorial Day weekend, the DWI crackdown will be on the water.The Montgomery County DAs office will announce tomorrow a drunk-boating crackdown it says is the first of its kind in the nation. Fourteen boats will be patrolling La
Photo by Jayel AheramThe final count is in from the Harris County Memorial Day Weekend Catch-A-Drunk-Driver crackdown: 247 nabbed, 51of those people on their second or third offense.The DAs office set up mobile blood-alcohol testing labs ("BATmobiles"), staffed with nurses and judges who could issue immediate warrants for anyone refusing to take a Breathalyzer.Prosecutor Brent Mayr was happy with the results: Brent Mayr, head of the District Attorney's Vehicular Crimes Section, reported that
Photo by ellievanhoutteThe July 4th weekend is coming up, and Harris County is doing us all a favor by having a double-dose of DWI crackdown. Starting tonight, officials will have their mobile lab -- complete with nurses and a judge ready to issue a warrant for a blood sample -- for everyone who refuses to take a breath test."On this Independence Day, our citizens and their families deserve to enjoy freedom from the very real threat of intoxicated drivers in our county," said Brent Mayr, head of
The first weekend of the county's DWI crackdown resulted in 110 arrests at "Hot Spots," the DA's office announced today. And the big weekend is still to come.The Hot Spots feature lots of patrol cars and a mobile lab with all that's necessary to get a blood sample for those who refuse the breathalyzer.Thirty-five suspects were arrested after refusing the breath test, the office said."The message is getting out there. We're seeing people leaving their cars behind in parking lots rather than r
