A 37-year-old Houston police office has been charged with driving while intoxicated when he failed to stop at a red light ultimately crashing into another car. The police officer was not on duty at the time of the accident.

The car accident took place on the officer’s birthday.

The officer is also being charged with carrying a weapon in his motor vehicle at the time of the accident. After speeding through a red light, the officer struck an oncoming car which caused the vehicle the officer was operating to flip, landing on it’s roof. He refused to give a breath sample and did not pass multiple on-site intoxication tests.

The 37-year-old has been suspended with pay until the investigation of these allegations is complete.

If you have been charged with a DWI in the Houston area, please contact the Houston DWI defense attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. by calling 713-222-0400 today.

A New York mother is facing felony drunk driving charges after she was found driving drunk with her 2 year-old daughter in the car. Driving with a passenger younger than 16 years-old is a felony offense under Leandra’s Law. The law is named after an 11 year-old girl who was killed in 2009 when her friend’s mother drove them, while intoxicated, to a sleepover and crashed.

The woman was pulled over by police after she was seen swerving between the lanes, driving 15 mph in a 35 mph zone, and idled at a stop light for at least two cycles. She failed field sobriety tests and a breath test showed her blood alcohol level was 0.28, more than three times over the legal limit of 0.08.

If you or someone you love is facing felony DUI charges, contact the Houston DWI with a minor attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. by calling 713-222-0400.

The accuracy of Houston’s Blood Alcohol Testing vans is being called into question in a new lawsuit.

Lawyers are questioning whether possible problems with the Houston Police Department’s BAT vans could compromise several dozen DWI cases. The vans are mobile testing centers used to test individuals who are suspected of driving drunk. Houston DWI attorneys and prosecutors have been in court for the past two days asking whether each $200,000 van has been giving faulty results leading to questionable citations. Dane Johnson and other members of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C. have been actively investigating these claims and are prepared to help individuals who feel that they may have been falsely accused of DWI.

Former Houston Police Department Crime Lab worker Amanda Culbertson testified that she is one of three technical supervisors who quit after complaining up the chain of command about problems with the BAT vans and breathalyzer results. Culberton told the court she was “not satisfied with the department’s response to concerns” about the vans. She said supervisors acted like the problems were “no big deal.”

Culbertson told the court she noted electrical, mechanical, and temperature issues that could have impacted the equipment testing suspected drunk drivers.

The District Attorney’s Office would not comment on the issue.

If you have been charged with DWI, you need an experienced lawyer to fight the breathalyzer test results that may be used to convict you. To speak with a Houston DWI Attorney, please contact Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.

An investigator with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has been arrested on charges of drunk driving.

According to officials with the Austin Police Department, Bryan Vaclavik was arrested Sunday evening. Investigators say the incident began approximately 5:00 p.m. when Vaclavik collided with a woman’s vehicle as she backed out of her driveway on Wilson Street. Police say that Vaclavik drove away after the accident and collided with another parked car.

According to the arrest report, police found Vaclavik about an hour after the two accidents. He was a mile away and his car was parked on top of a fence. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to stop and give information.

Vaclavik was the chief fraud examiner for the financial crimes division of the district attorney’s office.

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

A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Houston on Saturday.

According to Harris County District Court documents, 37 year-old Modesto Almendarez Soriano, of 1130 Pilot Point Drive, is charged with a felony count of driving while intoxicated. The criminal complaint does not specify where the alleged incident took place. Soriano, an Aldine-resident, has two previous DWI convictions.

Soriano is being held at the Harris County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond, according to online court records. He is scheduled to appear in court on August 1. He was previously convicted of DWI in Harris County in August 200 and May 2005.

The justice system divides misdemeanors and felonies because of the belief that some crimes, being more problematic than others, deserve severe punishment. A felony conviction could result in the loss of voting rights, ineligibility for public office, and ineligibility for visas. If you are facing a similar charge of driving while intoxicated in Houston, please contact the Houston felony DWI attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.

Houston police arrested a man for driving while intoxicated Saturday night in what was the departmen’t first successful mobilization of a new police tool.

According to the Houston Police Department, its Breath Alcohol Testing Van was on patrol shortly after 12:00 a.m. Saturday when officers spotted a gray Ford Mustang that appeared to be driving erratically along the Gulf Freeway near Telephone Road. Authorities say the BAT Van attempted to stop the car, but the vehicle kept driving.

Officers in the BAT Van called for backup and other units to assist in the pursuit. Investigators said the incident did not become a high-speed chase, as the fleeing vehicle never went over the speed limit, however, the driver did refuse to stop, police said.

The driver eventually pulled over by the Katy Freeway at Patterson Street. He was arrested on charges of felony evading and DWI. Investigators said they found open beer bottles in the car.

Friday was the first night that the BAT Van was operational.

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

An allegedly drunk driver in Houston is accused of striking and killed a pedestrian Tuesday.

According to Houston police, 49 year-old James John Onak struck and killed Fadel Steadman and kept going after the victim had crashed through the windshield and landed next to him in the passenger’s seat. Police say Steadman’s car broke down in the emergency lane around 12:30 a.m. and he was running back and forth across the freeway when he was struck.

Authorities say Onak did not realize what had happened until he was pulled over by police 10 minutes after the Houston drunk driving accident. Police say Onak claimed he was aware he hit something, but not that a body was lying beside him.

Investigators say toxicology results are expected in the next few days.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and friends during this difficult time.

A man was arrested for DWI in Houston Saturday night after crashing into a METRO bus.

According to officials with the Houston Police Department, the accident occurred shortly after 11:00 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Scott Street and Dennis Street. Police say a METRO bus was traveling south on Scott when a car heading east on Dennis ran a stop sign. The car collided with the front of the bus in the intersection.

According to the accident report, there were about eight passengers on board the bus at the time of the crash. No one on the bus was injured in the accident. The driver of the car was checked by paramedics and arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. The identity of the driver has not been released.

If you or someone you know is facing charges of drunk driving in Houston, please contact the Houston Drunk Driving Attorneys of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., at 713-222-0400.

Two men were arrested on DWI charges outside Houston last week.

According to officials with the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department, 35 year-old Roger D. Collins, of Ava, and 42 year-old Mykel W. Freeman, of Plato, were arrested for DWI over the weekend. Both men were arrested by the Texas State Patrol and handed over to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department.

Police said Collins was charged with a felony DWI – persistent offender, driving while revoked, failure to register motor vehicle, and inoperable license plate lamps. Collins was arrested and taken to the Texas County Jail.
Freeman was arrested early Saturday in Phelps County and charged with DWI, speeding, and wearing no seatbelt. He was also transported to the Texas County Jail.

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

A Houston man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a car accident Wednesday.

According to officials with the Houston Police Department, 41 year-old Eduardo Palacios was charged with driving while intoxicated and intoxication assault after a car accident in Harris County Wednesday. Police say Palacios collided with the back of Deputy Leigh Nicely’s patrol car as she was stopped writing a ticket on the Katy Freeway shortly after 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the accident report, Nicely was transported by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of back and knee injuries. No information on the extent of her injuries was available.

Palacios is being held in Harris County Jail without bond. He is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

If you have been charged with drunk driving in Houston, please contact a Houston Intoxication Assault Lawyer of Johnson Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400.