Authorities announced plans to launch a month-long initiative to reduce drunk driving accidents in the Houston area beginning June 10.
The Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced the initiative at a press conference Wednesday. The increased effort to prevent alcohol-related crashes begins Friday and will last through the July Fourth weekend.
More than 23 regional law enforcement agencies spanning three counties committed to having an increased presence in the Houston-Metropolitan area to target intoxicated drivers. According to officials with the Houston Police Department, the initiative is designed to reduce drunk driving accidents and associated fatalities by a combination of public education and heightened enforcement of drunk driving offenses.
The initiative was spurred by a recent report that Harris County leads the nation in alcohol-related fatalities.
If you have been charged with DUI or DWI in Houston, please contact the Houston Drunk Driving Attorneys of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.
A 37-year-old man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter following the death of a passenger in his vehicle. The accident occurred around 6:30 AM last Saturday when the vehicle crashed into a stopped 18-wheeler on the shoulder of 610 Loop.
Police said the driver was headed northbound in a GMC pickup truck on the West Loop when he lost control of the vehicle and slammed into the 18-wheeler, which had partially lost its load and had stopped on the freeway shoulder.
The passenger, riding in the front seat, was thrown through the windshield. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver was also injured and was taken to a local hospital. Police have not released the name of the victim nor the extent of the driver’s injuries.
My Fox Houston reports that 29-year-old Kevin Ware was arrested by police on Washington Avenue Sunday in the wee hours of the morning.
The intoxicated Ware attempted to flee from a police officer. My Fox Houston reports that, at this point, Ware was arrested for assault. He was taken to Harris County Jail.
Ware played for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers, according to Fox. Police have now officially charged him with misdemeanor escape.
If you are accused of intoxication assault, contact a Houston intoxication assault lawyer at Johnson, Johnson, & Baer, P.C., by dialing 713-222-0400.
