Austin DWI News
- Former UT soccer player in ICU after hit-and-run collision 2012-02-06
- Kylie Doniak was crossing a downtown street when she was struck by the vehicle
- APD tackles drunk drivers after game 2012-02-06
- Austin Police Department kicked off its first "no refusal" weekend of the year after the Super Bowl game ended.
- APD enforces No Refusal rules on Super Bowl Sunday 2012-02-06
- AUSTIN -- The arrest reports are coming in from the Super Bowl DWI crackdown. Austin police held a No Refusal initiative from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. on game night. According to arrest documents, officers arrested at least 11 suspected drunk drivers. Under the department's No Refusal policy, each driver had to submit to either a breath or blood test. If they refused, officers got a search warrant ...
- "No-Refusal" for Super Bowl Sunday 2012-02-05
- You won't be winning Super Bowl Sunday if you decide to drink and drive.
- Police: Naked woman charged with DWI 2012-02-05
- Austin Police say a woman driving in the nude cited sexual intercourse as the reason she could not perform part of a field sobriety test Saturday night.
- UT soccer player hit by car remains in ICU 2012-02-04
- AUSTIN -- A University of Texas soccer player is in the ICU at University Medical Center Brackenridge. Kylie Doniak was a hit by a chevy impala downtown Friday morning. "We and the family appreciate the outreach and outpouring for Kylie," said UT woman's athletic director Chris Plonsky. "She is a beloved student-athlete, not just here, but in the entire collegiate soccer community. We appreciate ...
- APD Launches No-Refusal For Super Bowl 2012-02-03
- Austin Police are launching a no-refusal initiative to curb drunk driving during and after the Super Bowl.
- Today's Most Read Stories 2012-02-03
- A judge sentenced Mark Lindgren to 90 days in jail Friday morning. Lindgren was convicted last month of a deadly hit and run back in October 2010. The crash in Bloomington killed 85-year-old Dorothy Hanson. She was hit crossing East Old Shakopee Road at 10th Avenue South.
- Austin police announce "No Refusal" for Super Bowl 2012-02-03
- AUSTIN -- Police have announced that they will enforce a "No Refusal" initiative for Super Bowl Sunday. APD says the DWI initiative aims to enforce Driving While Intoxicated laws and keep the public safe. Blood search warrants will be given to drunk driving suspects who refuse to take a breathalyzer test or give blood. A new law passed last year will charge drivers who have a blood alcohol ...
- Fewer Fatal Crashes in Iowa and Minnesota 2012-02-03
- (ABC 6 News) – Iowa and Minnesota saw a dramatic drop in traffic fatalities. Each state had about 350 road fatalities in 2011, which is the fewest for both since the 1940's. There are a lot of reasons for this, but Iowa officials say there's room for improvement, and seat belt use is a huge factor.
- Lawmaker Proposes New MN Drinking Law, 16-year-olds Allowed 2012-02-03
- (ABC 6 NEWS) -- How old should someone be before being allowed to drink alcohol? Right now the law is 21, but one lawmaker says those as young as 16 should be allowed. The representative behind the bill is democrat Phyllis Kahn of Minneapolis.
- Fla. Heir Legally Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend 2012-02-02
- A Florida millionaire who legally adopted his girlfriend, is accused of exploiting a legal loophole to protect his fortune from a bitter civil lawsuit.
- Jury Sentences Man To Life For Fifth DWI 2012-02-02
- A Williamson County jury sentenced a man to life in prison for a DWI.
- Man gets life in prison for fifth DWI offense 2012-02-02
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas -- A Central Texas man has been sent to prison for life after receiving his fifth driving while intoxicated conviction. District Attorney John Bradley said Thursday that Robert Elsey, 36, pleaded not guilty but was then convicted of driving while intoxicated by a jury. The judge who handled the case gave him a life sentence in return. On Jan. 30, Elsey drove drunk in his ...
- "No Refusal" numbers released for New Year's Eve weekend 2012-02-02
- AUSTIN -- Austin police have released the statistics for the recent holiday weekend "No Refusal" initiative. Police said Thursday that they arrested 38 people for DWI between 9 p.m. and 5 p.m. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Police say of those 38, 16 people refused to give samples of their breath or blood. A judge then signed a search warrant for them to have their blood drawn. Two people ...
