A Houston man was convicted of drunk driving Wednesday, despite claims that his daughter was driving his vehicle.

According to Assistant District Attorney Andrew Herreth, 63 year-old Gregorio Rubalcaba Cano was charged with DWI after a resident called police to report his erratic driving in December 2005. Jalene Blanscet was traveling north on U.S. 59 when a Cano’s white Chevy Astro van drove into her lane and ran her off the road, Herreth said. Blanscet kept control of her vehicle and followed the van, calling 911 and relaying the vehicle’s information to the dispatcher.

Police officer Joyce Combest stopped the van and, having received information that the passenger had been driving, approached the passenger’s door first. The officer noticed that Cano was incoherent with glassy eyes. Cano insisted that he had not been driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

At the trial, Cano and his daughter Hilary testified that she was behind the wheel when the van passed Blanscet. The jury, however, found Cano guilty of Driving While Intoxicated.

If you have been charged with DWI in Texas, please contact the Houston DWI Attorneys of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.