A woman was arrested in Weatherford, Texas for driving while intoxicated. She was pulled over and submitted to a sobriety test which she ultimately failed.

The woman in question is the daughter of Sam Walton, the Wal-Mart founder, and is worth $20.9 billion. She refused to take a blood-alcohol test and was taken into custody on the night of her 62nd birthday and held overnight.

The next morning she was released on $1,000 bail.

This is the third time that Walton has been charged for driving while intoxicated.

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An alleged Houston drunk driver has been charged in a fatal traffic accident last weekend.

According to court docuemtns, 22 year-old Nefi Cruz is charged with accident involving injury and intoxication manslaughter in the 176th State District Court. Several witnesses said the victim of the accident, Rodrigo Caballero Cisneros, was driving a black Ford Mustang east on Harwin Road shortly after 2:05 a.m. Cruz was traveling southbound on the West Sam Houston Parkway in a silver Volkswagen Golf.

Witnesses report that Cruz ran a red light at the intersection of HArwin Road and the Volkswagen struck the ford, causing it to spin and hit the concrete median on the south side of the roadway. Response crews pronounced 30 year-old Cineros dead at the scene.

According to officials with the Houston Police Department, Cruz fled the scene on foot and was apprehended by officers a short distance away.

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A Houston police has been arrested Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

According to officials with the Houston Police Department, 33 year-old police officer Jarrod Johnson has been charged with first-offense DWI. Police say Johnson was off duty when he was arrested shortly before 2:00 a.m. Saturday along Interstate 45 near Dallas Street.

According to the arrest report, Johnson was driving his personal vehicle at the time. Investigators say the eight-year veteran police officer was stopped after officers observed him driving erratically and swerving between lanes.

Johnson was released from custody after posting $500 bond.

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A couple from Houston were arrested Sunday in Missouri on charges of driving while intoxicated.

According to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 28 year-old Houston-resident Brian C. Smith was arrested shortly after 12:00 p.m. Sunday in Texas County. Police say Smith was charged with DWI-misdemeanor, and resisting arrest-misdemeanor. He was taken to the Texas County Jail for a 12-hour hold.

According to police records, Smith’s girlfriend, 21 year-old Houston-resident Keisha N. Kimrey was arrested later that day in Texas County. Police say Kimrey was charged with DWI, careless and imprudent driving, and wearing no seat belt. She was taken to county jail and released to a third party.

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A man in Montgomery County was sentenced to 99 years in prison after being convicted of driving while intoxicated for the 16th time.
According to Montgomery County prosecutors, 52 year-old James Steven Corley was pulled over for a broken taillight in August. He was arrested for felony DWI after a breathalyzer test showed his blood-alcohol content to be .10. The legal limit in Texas is .08.
“This defendant is an extremely dangerous driver,” Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Warren Dipramm said at the trial. “Practically every time he’s getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, according to the testimony, he is driving drunk. He testified that whenever he does it, he doesn’t think about anybody who is on the street with him. It’s all about him; all about getting drunk.”
Corley was sentenced as a habitual offender to 99 years in prison. He is eligible for parole in 10 years.
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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.

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A Southern Dallas County fire chief was charged with DWI Wednesday.

According to Dallas County Prosecuting Attorney Barbara J. Viets, 34 year-old David Rowland, chief of the Southern Dallas County Fire District, was charged with Class D felony driving while intoxicated. Following the charge, Rowland was relieved of his duties as fire chief.

According to the criminal complaint, Rowland was arrested shortly after 3:00 p.m. March 10 at an O’Reilly Automotive on Ash Street. Officer Justin Weathers of the Buffalo Police Department said that Rowland was involved in an accident at the auto-parts store. Weathers noticed Rowland had watery, glassy eyes and was leaning against his vehicle after the crash, the report says.

Rowland failed a field sobriety test and was administered a breath test which showed his blood alcohol content to be .158 percent.

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A House committee was urged by lawmakers Tuesday to repeal the Texas Driver Responsibility Program.

The goal of the Texas Driver Responsibilty Program was to stick people convicted of drunken driving with large surcharges, on top of regular fines and punishment. The revenue from the three-year-long surcharges was supposed to go to hospital trauma centers and highway projects.

Critics of the program told a House committee on Tuesday that it has failed to live up to the original goals of the Legislature. “This is a classic example of legislation that had incredible unintended consequences,” said Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth. “IT was an ill-conceived law and an example of bad tax policy.”

Opponents of the program cited a recent report from the Senate Criminal Justice Committee that found the program had actually decreased DWI conviction rates and increased dismissal rates since it was implemented in 2003. Thousands of drunken driving defendants have asked for a trial, in order to avoid the DWI surcharges, forcing prosecutors to accept plea bargains for lesser offenses such as reckless driving.

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The Harris County District Attorney’s “No Refusal” anti-DWI program will expand operations this week for St. Patrick’s Day.

According to District Attorney Patricia Lykos, county-wide operations will expand to help protect the higher volumes of travelers expected for a trio of area festivities, including the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, St. Patrick’s Day, and spring break. The “No Refusal” program will extend beyond the normal weekend deployments in conjunction with area law enforcement agencies that will be increasing DWI enforcement patrols.

Chief of the District Attorney’s Vehicular Crimes Section, Catherine Evans, said the expansion of the anti-DWI program coincides with the series of events which have been linked to drinking and driving. “Our advice is always to enjoy these special festivities and celebrations,” Evans said. “Just be sensible and make smart choices.”

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A Lake Houston man was arrested for driving while intoxicated this past weekend.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County Court, 56 year-old Moises Cruz Paz, of 11522 Scenic River Drive, was arrested Saturday March 12 and charged with felony count DWI. The criminal complaint did not specify where the alleged offense occurred.

Paz is currently being held at the Harris County Jail in lieu of bail. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 13.

If Paz is found guilty, it will be his third conviction for DWI. According to court documents, he was convicted of DWI in Harris County in August 1999 and December 2005.

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