Austin DWI News
- City won't pay $750k to Sanders family 2010-07-29
- The Austin City Council voted to reject a proposed $750,000 settlement to the the family of an 18-year-old, who was shot and killed by an Austin police officer.
- Council Rejects Sanders Settlement 2010-07-29
- On Thursday the Austin City Council voted 4-3 to reject the settlement offer of $750,000 to the family of Nathaniel Sanders. The proposed settlement would have ended the familys wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
- Woman files suit against 2 guards at Travis County Jail 2010-07-28
- A woman accuses two guards at the Travis County Jail of using excessive force against her. With the help of the Texas Civil Rights Project, the woman has filed a lawsuit. The Travis County Sheriff's Office said it would have investigated those allegations sooner had the women filed a complaint.
- Man who killed firefighter gets 10 2010-07-28
- Hays County judge sentenced a Kyle man to 10 years for a drunk driving crash that killed an Austin firefighter.
- Woman Sues Jail Guard for Assault 2010-07-28
- Shay Morrow of Austin is suing two Travis County Correctional Officers after she says they slammed her into a wall and on the ground. The entire incident was captured on video.
- Man convicted of killing Austin firefighter with DWI out of jail 2010-07-28
- A man convicted of killing an Austin firefighter while he was driving while intoxicated received a plea deal and has been released from jail Wednesday after his sentence was thrown out.
- Driver going wrong way on I-35 crashes 2010-07-28
- A couple of drivers police said were drunk and racing spurred an overnight chase, ending in a head-on crash with another car in North Austin after the driver went the wrong way on I-35 near Braker Lane.
- Former Teacher's Aid Arrested for DWI on Way to Work 2010-07-28
- A former Twin Cities teacher's aide was arrested on her way to work, accused of driving drunk. 38-year-old Sarah Bjerke was headed to Crosswinds Middle School in Woodbury the morning of July 22nd when she was pulled over.
- Police: Designated driver was 12 2010-07-27
- Monday night an allegedly intoxicated 59-year-old Thomas Skinner of Houston got a designated driver. He called on his 12-year-old grandson for the job.
- Reports of police union, NAACP agreement false 2010-07-27
- Media reports that the NAACP and the Austin police union were working together on an agreement proved false Tuesday.
- Investigators Awaiting Blood Test Results 2010-07-26
- (ABC 6 NEWS) There are new details in a deadly crash near hayfield. The man involved has a number of driving convictions, including one for driving under the influence as a minor.
- Man gets DWI with two children in tow 2010-07-26
- Police arrested a man they said drove drunk with two young children in the car with him Sunday.
- Sergio Kindle hurt in fall at Austin house 2010-07-25
- Sergio Kindle hurt in fall at Austin house
- Kindle hurt in fall at Austin house 2010-07-25
- Kindle hurt in fall at Austin house
- Central Texas Digest: Two die, two hurt in crash near Dale; pair from fatal collision identified 2010-07-24
- Central Texas Digest: Two die, two hurt in crash near Dale; pair from fatal collision identified
