Austin DWI News
- Central Texas law enforcement joins forces to end distracted driving 2013-05-21
- Law enforcement agencies across Central Texas are joining forces to end distracted driving to make sure drivers and their passengers arrive to their destinations safely. The first "Arrive Alive" initiative
- Travis County Commissioner calls for DA's resignation 2013-05-21
- AUSTIN -- Only one member of the Travis County Commissioners Court is calling for District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg to resign. Gerald Daugherty said it would be best for the community if Lehmberg quit. During their meeting Tuesday morning, the county's legal office told commissioners they don't have the power to force Lehmberg to leave. Most, however, supported the embattled DA and said she ...
- Travis County Commissioners discuss fate of D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg 2013-05-21
- Travis County Commissioners take on the issue of whether District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg should lose her job. This is in response to her April DWI conviction.
- Commissioners discuss authority over DA Lehmberg 2013-05-21
- AUSTIN -- On Tuesday Travis County Commissioners began discussing their authority over District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Lehmberg pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in April, served jail time, then went to a treatment facility. Many people think she will step down from office. Last week protesters held a banner over Interstate 35, reading "Honk if Rosemary Should Resign." Lehmberg ...
- Police reports: May 20 2013-05-21
- Monday —Animal complaint at County Road 19 north of Rose Creek. —Adams Ambulance dispatched to the 14800 block of Highway 56 in Adams. —Subject arrested on a Nicollet County warrant in Mower County. —One arrested for second-degree DWI in the 100 block of Oakland Avenue East. —Report of harassment in the 700 block of 21st [...]
- Texas DPS adds patrols for Memorial Day weekend 2013-05-20
- AUSTIN -- More Texas troopers will be on patrol over the Memorial Day weekend watching for speeders, drunken drivers and travelers not wearing seat belts. The Department of Public Safety says increased holiday patrols will begin Friday and run through the Monday holiday. DPS troopers last Memorial Day weekend arrested 609 DWI violators and wrote more than 6,000 speeding citations. DPS also had ...
- Austin man rescued from sinking car 2013-05-18
- An Austin man is in jail after an accident in New Braunfels Saturday sank his car in a pond.
- State Rep. arrested for DWI seeks re-election 2013-05-17
- AUSTIN -- A Texas state representative arrested for DWI during South by Southwest says she's running for re-election. Fellow lawmakers gave Democrat Naomi Gonzalez a standing ovation back when she apologized for that incident. Austin police say Gonzalez had a blood alcohol content nearly twice the legal limit when she crashed into another car. Gonzalez's office confirmed Friday that she does ...
- Randy Travis sues to block release of DWI video 2013-05-17
- Grammy-award winning singer Randy Travis doesn't want the public to see his recent DWI arrest. The reason: he's only wearing his birthday suit! Now he's taking the attorney general to court over it. 2012
- Jets' Goodson facing drug, weapons charges 2013-05-17
- New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after he was found in a car with an acquaintance early Friday morning on Interstate 80 in New Jersey.
- Police: Woman hit moped, injuring three, and drove off 2013-05-16
- A woman was arrested after police say she crashed into a moped in South Austin, injuring three people, and did not stop, according to an arrest affidavit.
- Letters to the Editor 05/17 2013-05-16
- I am no cheerleader for the IRS, however it should be borne in mind that “using the levers of power to screw your enemies” was one of many embarrassing turns of phrase recorded for posterity on the Nixon tapes.
- Randy Travis sues agencies over drunk driving arrest footage 2013-05-16
- Country music star Randy Travis has sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Office of the Attorney General after some evidence from his drunken-driving arrest last summer was ordered released to the public.
- Lehmberg Saga Continues 2013-05-16
- D.A. released from jail amid more calls for her removal
- Man charged in fatal 2012 DWI crash 2013-05-15
- AUSTIN -- An Austin man was charged with intoxication manslaughter for a fatal collision in 2012. Salvador Del Rio, Jr. died last August on FM 973 when an on-coming car swerved into his lane and the two collided. According to an arrest warrant signed Wednesday, the other driver 20-year-old Hector Eduardo Salazar had a blood alcohol level between 0.108 and 0.168. Salazar's bond was set at $50,000 ...
