Drunk Driving

Yet Another Longhorn Player Arrested. No, Not Tyrell Gatewood. That's Old News. This Time It's Peter Gardere.

MADD Reneges On Offer To Get Us Drunk

Three Things To Remember During A DWI Crackdown

Drunk Drivers: Here's The Person Who's Giving You Hope

Teacher Of The Year And Hero To Drunk Drivers

Refusing To Blow In The Breathalyzer May Not Save You This Weekend

Rudy T Drives the Lane

In Clutch City, nothing's too good for our champions

A Gay Old Time at Fuzzy's

In a turnabout, homosexuals raid a police bar

Rudy T's Spin Move

In a turnabout, homosexuals raid a police bar

Battle of the Retreads

Two soon-to-be-unemployed politicians may be headed for a City Council showdown

Coming To The Defense Of The Harassed Light Drinker

Photo by mashgetIn times like these, when police are cracking down on drunk drivers everywhere, who is willing to stand up and defend the impaired motorist?The American Beverage Institute, that's who. They have gone on the record today opposing bills in the Texas legislature that call for breathalyz ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by mashgetIn times like these, when police are cracking down on drunk drivers everywhere, who is willing to stand up and defend the impaired motorist?The American Beverage Institute, that's who. They have gone on the record today opposing bills in the Texas legislature that call for breathalyz ... More >>

News of the Weird

Photo by mashgetIn times like these, when police are cracking down on drunk drivers everywhere, who is willing to stand up and defend the impaired motorist?The American Beverage Institute, that's who. They have gone on the record today opposing bills in the Texas legislature that call for breathalyz ... More >>

Sobriety-Checkpoint Bill Advances; Some Legislators Should Start Worrying

Photo by Jason PrattThe American Beverage Institute is still keeping up its noble fight to stop the Texas legislature from passing a bill that would allow sobriety checkpoints on the roads.SB298 has been passed by the Senate and now goes to the House."By calling for sobriety checkpoints, this propos ... More >>

Great moments courtesy of Ted Poe

Photo by Jason PrattThe American Beverage Institute is still keeping up its noble fight to stop the Texas legislature from passing a bill that would allow sobriety checkpoints on the roads.SB298 has been passed by the Senate and now goes to the House."By calling for sobriety checkpoints, this propos ... More >>

After Oprah

Ted Poe got the spotlight for a shame-based sentencing -- the victim says it was a sham

Justice for Some

Just who is a victim? After flexing its muscles to reform the justice system, the victims’ rights movement suffers growing pains over divisive issues.

Driving Miss D.A.-isy

A ride-along girlfriend and erroneous testimony taint a DWI squad case

Votes 'n' Bail

GOP consultant Allen Blakemore looks to become a do-it-yourself bondsman

Hotze's Blue Angels

Not-so-divine DWI help arrives for a conservative kingmaker

The Halloween Drunk Tank

Photos by Mike Giglio​Beneath an almost full moon on Halloween night the (probably) drunk man tried to follow the tip of the officer's pen with his eyes. Behind him a parade of costumed yuppies shuffled between Washington Avenue's trendy bars: sexy school girls, sexy devils, mobsters, Facebook. ... More >>

Getting Off

Attorney Tyler Flood says he wins 80 percent of his clients' DWI trials, even if they were 100 percent drunk as a skunk.

MasterMind Awards

The Houston Press will once again recognize outstanding local artists.

Warning: It's A No-Refusal DWI Weekend In Harris County

​Be warned if you plan on using some blessed liquor to get you through the horror of your in-laws this Thanksgiving -- Harris County is making this a "no-refusal" weekend when it comes to DWIs.The District Attorney's office has announced they'll be setting up the usual mobile labs, compete with nu ... More >>

Jail, Coffee, Drunk Driving and Insidious Racism?

Houston Press readers weigh in.

Widow Of Drunk Driver Denied Insurance Benefits, Sues

​Everyone knows that drinking and driving is a recipe for disaster. But if you're injured while driving drunk, does that mean your injuries are intentionally self-inflicted?It does if you ask the global insurance giant Cigna, according to a recent lawsuit filed in Houston federal court.Deborah ... More >>

Business Is Booming In The DWI-Arrest Industry

​It might not be as helpful as a huge increase in retail sales, but the Harris County DA's office is reporting a big spike in DWI arrests last weekend. (We guess it could be considered "helpful" if you were driving on the same road as some of those arrested.)The second weekend of the joint "No Ref ... More >>

Your DWI Arrest Shall Be Tweeted About

​Do you like to be tweeted about? Do you like driving drunk? If you answered "yes" (or just gave a drunken head-nod) to both, then you're in for a treat: Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon is tweeting the names of folks charged with DWI this holiday season."The number one crime -- mos ... More >>

Ted Poe Decides He Likes Drunk Drivers After All

​Congressman Ted Poe was, for a long time, a Harris County district judge. And he displayed special venom for people convicted of DWI.Once he went to Washington things didn't change. Here's part of a floor speech he gave two years ago about a police chief killed by a drunken driver: He took th ... More >>

DWI: They're Coming For You This Weekend By Land And By Sea

Photo by meltedplastic​As you make your long-weekend plans, one thing to keep in mind: Harris County is having another one of those "No Refusal" campaigns designed to nab drunk drivers...and drunk boaters."If you plan to be driving a motor vehicle or at the helm of a boat, we ask that you act sens ... More >>

Unidentified Female, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 189

Pedestrian killed by drunk driver, police say​Charges have been filed against a drunk driver who killed a pedestrian on the south side of town Friday night, police say.William F. Jones, 73, has been charged with DWI in connection with an accident involving injury or death.Authorities say he was dr ... More >>

Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 191

Killed by a drunk driver, police say​A man "in his 60s" was killed by a drunk driver early this morning on the south side of town, Houston police say.Edward Cano, 35, faces an intoxication manslaughter charge after the 12:30 a.m. accident.Police said Cano was driving northbound on Cullen near the ... More >>

Summertime Blues: MADD And Cops Gather To Threaten Drunk Drivers

Photo by John Nova LomaxHave props, will travel​In what is now a time-honored pre-Labor Day Weekend/dog days of summer ritual, police and members of several anti-drunk driving advocacy groups gathered yesterday to stress what they claim is a multitude of alternative modes of transport for nocturn ... More >>

Rio Grande Mud: Cops, Mayors and Judges Busted For Corruption, DWI And Whoring All Over Valley

Froget it, Jake. It's just the Valley​On moving to Miami during that city's Cocaine Cowboy heyday, a friend once described the place thusly: "You are nobody here until you are under indictment."As the frontline for the drug war has shifted from Colombia and South Florida to Mexico and South Texas, ... More >>

No Refusal DWI Crackdowns: Every Weekend For The Next Three Years

Because you're mine, you walk the line​Every holiday weekend, it seems, the Harris County District Attorney's office puts out a release touting a "No Refusal Weekend," where law-enforcement sets up locations targeting drunk drivers.Normally, DWI suspects who refuse to take a Breathalyzer (as attor ... More >>

One Toke Of K2 Over The Line: Real High From Fake Weed Lands Bryan Man In Jail

Not in Bryan​An unidentified 24-year-old Bryan man faces Class B misdemeanor DWI charges after allegedly admitting to police that he smoked K2, a marijuana-like substance sold legally in Houston stores as incense.According to the Bryan-College Station Eagle, a Brazos County sheriff's deputy spotte ... More >>

Larry Garza: Corpus Man Busted With Beer In Car-Seat And Kids Roaming Free

Larry Garza likes his beer​South Texas is hell-bent on showing the rest of us exciting new ways of involving the whole family in drunk driving shenanigans.Last week, Hair Balls brought you the Padre Island-based story of the (allegedly) shit-faced Rosales ladies -- one of whom allegedly attempted ... More >>

DWI: Getting Away With It Is Getting Tougher In Harris County

Blood tests for drunk drivers will be the norm now that Harris County got a fat chunk of federal cash. ​Drinking and driving is serious business in Harris County, and to prove it, the District Attorney's office held a press conference this morning to promote some changes they've made. "A lot of dr ... More >>

Worse Week? The Texans Or This Dude Who Got THREE DWI's

There are bad weeks and really bad weeks​As part of my radio job, I speak for a handful of sponsors. When identifying products or services for me to endorse, the sales staff at our station starts with the question "Is this something Sean would use?" Naturally, my suite of endorsees is heavy ... More >>

Mario Elie, Former Rocket, Still Part-Time Houstonian, Busted For Drunk Driving

Mario Elie, celebrating​Mario Elie, the popular former Houston Rocket who's married to KTRK news anchor Gina Gaston, got busted early this morning for suspicion of drunk driving, the Associated Press reports. Elie, now an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings, was picked up in downtown Sac ... More >>

DWI Crackdown Begins -- With Arrests Of Two Galveston County Law-Enforcement Officers

Prosecutor and sheriff's deputy arrested​Police departments, sheriff's offices and district attorneys have been loudly getting the word out about DWI crackdowns at the end of the year. Maybe some of their employees should have paid attention. Fox 26 reports that two law-enforcement officials ... More >>

HPD with New Anti-DWI Initiative: You've Been Warned

HPDAnother anti-DWI crackdown is under way​Law enforcement agencies like the DA's office always like to tout new anti-DWI drives, usually tied to a holiday. The Houston Police Department got in on the game today, holding a press conference with MADD to let the public know they'll be cracking ... More >>

Miguel Cabrera's DUI Handbook

Miguel Cabrera lights up a mugshot like Tom DeLay​One of the businesses I speak for on my radio show is longtime Texas DWI defense attorney Gary Trichter. Among the talking points that I continually hammer home for listeners is the fact that Gary Trichter co-authored the textbook for DWI defen ... More >>

Tonight Is No-Refusal Night: Behind The Scenes of a DWI

Tonight is no-refusal night.​Happy Friday! It's the joyous start to the weekend, that grateful lapse between the freshly dead work week and the one that looms next. It's also the kickoff to no-refusal weekend, HPD's drunk driving initiatve. If you're pulled over on suspicion of being drunk and ... More >>

Conroe Man Gets 99 Years for 16th DWI

Bottle blond, literally.​When a person gets a DWI, most assume it serves as a lesson that perhaps he should not drink and drive. A second DWI might suggest this person should consider counseling for an alcohol addiction. But, when a man gets 16 DWIs, that man goes to prison. Such is the case ... More >>

Unidentified Female, 24, Bayou Body Count No. 46

HPDPorfiro Cruz Almendarez: Accused of DWI in fatal crash​A drunk driver killed a 24-year-old woman early Sunday morning, Houston police say. The woman, whose name has not been released, was driving eastbound in the 5900 block of Clay Road about 2:20 a.m. when Porfiro Cruz Almendarez, 47, fai ... More >>

Sheila Carter: Woman Blows a .47 -- Four-Seven -- On Breathalyzer

KTRKSheila Carter: How did she manage to get in the car?​KTRK had an exclusive story last night on a woman who is in the Montgomery County Jail on drunk-driving charges. How drunk? She blew a .47 on the Breathalyzer. (Maybe if she was only in the .32 range, she would have remembered to never ... More >>

No-Refusal Programs, Increased Anti-DWI Patrols: It Must Be the Fourth of July Weekend

HPDDon't be this guy.​Just about every government jurisdiction with a pulse is putting out reminders that they are going to be looking hard for DWI cases this coming long weekend. The state Department of Public Safety is upping patrols in areas where there have been alcohol-related crashes; H ... More >>

Michael Lund: Cop Arrested For DWI After Driving Through Accident Scene

Michael Lund, 27-year vet​A veteran Sugar land police captain was arrested for DWI early this morning after cops say he drove through a blocked-off accident scene. Michael Lund was arrested shortly after midnight near the scene of a large accident at Dairy Ashford and Highway 90A. The Staffo ... More >>