Austin grandmother Brenda Lee Chapman was arrested after another vehicle called police and reported that she was swerving all over the road, even hitting the guard rail at one point. Chapman had her infant granddaughter in tow. KVUE reports that, when police pulled her over, they discovered an open bottle of wine in the console, prescription pills, and a marijuana pipe.

Authorities say that test results revealed the woman’s blood alcohol level to be .22, which is almost 3 time the legal limit. Chapman admits to taking muscle relaxers and drinking a few margaritas earlier in the evening.

Chapman and her granddaughter were on their way to her Spicewood Home from Houston that night. KVUE writes that she was eight miles from her home when police stopped her. The baby is now in the custody of its great-grandmother.

Drinking and Driving can present all kinds of problems with the police. If you are pulled over and suspected of being drunk, call the experienced drunk driving attorneys of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., at 713-222-0400.

A 35-year-old man has been jailed after ahead-on collision that took the life of two people. He has been charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter.

A trooper said that the man was heading eastbound on Business Interstate 20 around 11 p.m. when he suddenly turned northbound. A Ford truck with a male and female riding inside were doing a U-turn at the same time and the vehicles collided.

The two people riding in the Ford were transported to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead. Intoxication manslaughter carries a possible sentence of two to 20 years and a fine of up to $10,000.

The mayor of Houston has halted the mandatory blood draw program that was going to begin in Houston. Police officers were preparing to be able to draw blood of suspected drunken drivers and were testing the program on inmates.

The police department received a grant that would train officers to be able to draw blood at the scene, instead of waiting for registered nurses to do it.

Training for the officers began in February but, the mayor has now halted the program because the idea of police officers actually drawing the blood has been a controversial idea from the start.

Although, the police department has “No Refusal” weekends, which have a judge on stand by to sign a warrant and get the blood drawn from a person, police officers will not actually begin drawing blood.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a DWI, contact the Houston DWI lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. by calling 713-222-0400.

A Houston area deputy has been arrested after being involved in a crash that injured a motorcyclist in San Marcos.

The man has been charged with Intoxication Assault after the car he was driving collided with a motorcycle. His blood was drawn immediately after the accident, but results are not yet back.

The man has been suspended without pay after the department heard that he may have been intoxicated while driving. The attorney of the deputy claims that he was not driving the vehicle at the time of the accident and claims that he has strong evidence to back up his claim.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a serious alcohol-related crime, contact the Houston Intoxication Assault lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. by calling 713-222-0400.

A Texas man was sentenced to nine years after being the driver in DUI accident that killed one person. The man’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

The 51-year-old man was sentenced after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter. The charges come from a car accident that occurred in December 2009 that killed a 65-year-old woman and seriously injured her 66-year-old husband.

The man was driving a tractor-trailer when he ran a red light coming off of the ramp of Interstate 75 and struck a Ford that the couple was in. The sentence for this crime can be a sentencing of up to 15 years.

Our thoughts are with the victims in the accident.

The Mayor of Waxon Valley was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Harvey Road in College Station.

According to authorities, the mayor had blood shot eyes and had admitted to drinking alcohol. After posting bail in the morning, the mayor attended his first city council meeting.

The other members were not aware of the arrest in the early hours of that morning and many did not find out until Monday. The council members will allow the legal process to play out an will discuss the issue at the next meeting.

If you or a loved one has been charged with a DWI, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Houston DWI lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer by calling 713-222-0400.

Memorial Day weekend was a no-refusal weekend in Houston to help police keep a lookout for people driving cars and boats while intoxicated.

During a no-refusal weekend, drivers that are pulled over and do not pass the field sobriety tests and refuse to blow into the Breathalyzer, detectives can get a search warrant to draw their blood.

The no-refusal weekend began at 10 pm on Friday and continued through Monday. Last year, the no-refusal policy on Memorial Day weekend led to 247 DWI-related charges.

If you or a loved one has been arrested for a serious charge such as a DWI, contact the Houston DWI lawyers of Williams Kherkher by calling 713-222-0400.