Drunk Driving

Police charged a 31-year-old man in Midland, Texas, with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of three accidents. Officials identified the man as an oilfield worker featured on a reality TV show about oil drillers in West Texas.The man is alleged to have a...

A 21-year-old motorist was sentenced in a Harris County courtroom to eight years in prison for his role in the death of a nun in 2011. A jury returned a guilty verdict to the drunk driving charge of intoxicated manslaughter and recommended imprisonment. Included with...

The death of a 24-year-old motorcyclist in 2009 resulted in intoxicated manslaughter charges against the 27-year-old law student whose vehicle ran over her. The case against the now-graduated law student ended Jan. 25 with his no contest plea to misdemeanor driving...

A blood alcohol content level that was almost twice the legal limit in Texas led prosecutors to charge Randy Travis with driving while intoxicated. The drunk driving charge against the country singer is the latest development in a story that began last summer when he...

What began as a drunk driving-related offense that left one man dead and another with serious injuries in Japan four years ago came to a resolution recently in a federal court in Texas when the driver of the vehicle entered a plea of guilty to involuntary...

Occasionally, we report concerns about the reliability of the breast-test technology used to gather evidence against individuals suspected of driving while intoxicated. Recent reports, however, clearly indicate that flawed technology may be putting the freedom of many...

Fairness is the cornerstone of our justice system. Without the guarantee that everyone is treated fairly under the law or the ability to provide a defense against criminal charges, people would be without the legal protection they deserve. Recently, a Texas man has...

Those convicted of DWI can face a number of penalties, not limited to jail time or monetary fines. In addition to the social stigma attached to a drunk driving charge, people may have difficulty finding employment or obtaining a driver's license. Now, Texas law...

Drunk driving charges carry very serious penalties if you're convicted. No one knows this better than one woman arrested on three DWI-related charges in Houston. In addition to her drunk driving charge, she has been accused of child endangerment. In the early hours of...

Getting pulled over and asked to submit to field sobriety testing can be extremely embarrassing. Now, those who conduct DWI testing in Houston are under investigation themselves, which could affect some previous drunk driving charges. A grand jury is investigating the...