A 48-year-old Houston man was charged with driving under the influence, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication.

Motorists noticed the man driving recklessly and running stop signs before wrecking his vehicle on Sunday afternoon. Many of the motorists called 911 to report the erratic driver.

According to North Strabane police who arrived to the scene, the man was noticeably intoxicated, and was acting aggressive toward the officers. The man was also being very uncooperative and shouting obscenities when officers attempted to administer a field sobriety test.

The man is currently being held in Washington County Jail with bail set at $5,000. Judge Jay Weller is scheduled to oversee his preliminary hearing on September 14th.

If you or a loved one has been charged with driving under the influence in Houston, you need experienced representation on your side to help fight the charges. Contact the Houston DUI defense attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. by calling 713-222-0400 today to discuss your case.

Every state in the U.S. applies two statutory offenses to driving under the influence.

In a drunk driving case, the driver is first charged with driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating while intoxicated/imparired (OWI). This first offense is based upon a police officer’s observations, such as the results of a roadside sobriety test and driving behavior.

The driver is also charged with a second offense called “illegal per se.” This second charge stems from driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.08 percent or higher. It has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a Blood Alcohol Content of 0.08 percent since 2002.

If you have been charged with drunk driving in Texas, please contact the Houston DUI Attorneys of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., at 713-222-0400.

Authorities have announced a state-wide initiative intensifying DWI patrols during spring break.

According to a statement released by the Texas Highway Patrol, troopers will be out in force across the state at popular spring break locations deemed to be “high-risk.” The statement was addressed state-wide so it did not specify Houston-specific locations.

The Houston Police Department will be working with the Texas Highway Patrol, increasing police presence in the city from March 12-20. Police will also dispatch additional blood alcohol testing vehicles, known as BAT vans, around the city.

In the statement, the Highway Patrol also mentioned underage drinking. Authorities encouraged college and high school students to remember that it is illegal to drink while under the age of 21.

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

A man in Austin has been charged with DUI after intentionally ramming several cars Thursday morning.

According to officials with the Dallas Police Department, Matthew Byron Hurd was arrested Thursday morning after he collided with at least one car in Carrollton and as many as six others in Dallas. He is also suspected of ramming a vehicle in Farmers Branch.

Police say Hurd resisted arrest, kicked an officer in the face and tried to steal police dashcam video. One of Hurd’s alleged victims said he had a wild look in his eye and was shaking his fist as he rammed her vehicle three times.

Hurd is being held in Carrollton County Jail. His criminal record includes convictions on assault and firearms charges.

If you or a loved one has been is facing a DWI or DUI charge, please contact the Houston DUI Lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.

A six-member jury acquitted former Dallas police officer Dwight Govan of driving while intoxicated Thursday.

The verdict came after Govan’s attorney, George Milner III, successfully argued that the prosecutors had not proven he was drunk at the time he was behind the wheel. Govan was arrested on January 26, 2008, after he ran into a Toyota Camry at a stop light. As the other driver checked out the damage to his bumper, Govan drove away, heading the wrong way on Victory Avenue.

Govan was arrested after failing field sobriety tests, police said. He declined to take blood-alcohol breath and blood tests. The field sobriety tests, however, were not conducted until nearly two hours after the accident.

Senior Cpl. Mike Bryan testified that even though Govan failed the tests later, he could not say whether he was intoxicated when he was behind the wheel, because it takes time for alcohol to be absorbed into a person’s bloodstream.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving, don’t hesitate to contact the experienced Houston DUI Lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., today by calling 713-222-0400.

The DWI No Refusal crackdown began last weekend in Harris County.

The initiative aims to force suspected drunk drivers who refuse to submit to breath tests to be subject to blood tests.

According to the Harris Country District Attorney’s Office, the Houston police will be involved in the effort. Two Houstin policemen are still recovering after having their car struck by drunk drivers.
“Law enforcement gets it. If they are going to run into my marked police car, wow, that’s a driver who is really impaired. And that just shows you how many are probably on the roads and need to be removed,” said Asst. Chief Brian Lumpkin with the Houston Police Department.

If you have been charged with drunken driving, these charges could change your life. You need experienced representation during this stressful and complicated time, contact the Houston DWI lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.

Dennis Perry of Houston was pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence earlier this summer.  Perry was pulled over by a state trooper on 1960 near Hardy Toll Road after running a stop sign.

After  five minutes of sobriety tests, Perry confused to continue.  That’s when he claims police officers harassed him for supposedly resisting and body slammed him onto the ground.  Videos of the incident show Perry asking for medical help before blacking out.

Perry is currently taking tests to find out if he will see any long-term effects from the head injuries he sustained after officers threw him to the ground.  He stated, “I honestly do not believe I did anything to deserve anything like that … I don’t think anybody does”.

If you or someone you know has been charged with drunk driving, contact the Houston DWI attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer P.C. at 713-222-0400 to learn more about your rights.

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.