Harris County made a big push at the end of 2023 to crack down on drunk driving. Working across several agencies, the county focused on getting intoxicated drivers off the road in the lead up to the holiday. And, according to KHOU 11, they had good success. Police arrested 213 people on New Year’s Eve […]
If you are driving and a police officer signals for you to pull over on suspicion of a possible DWI, you need to remember two things. First, you do not have to answer any questions about where you were or what you were doing. Second, running away will only make things worse. Keep in mind, […]
The simple definition of DWI under the Texas Penal Code is “operating a motor vehicle in a public place” while intoxicated. The same goes for elevated offenses such as intoxication manslaughter. The state must prove the defendant was both “operating” a motor vehicle and intoxicated. In the typical DWI case, it is not difficult to […]
Texas aggressively fights drunk driving. But is the state so aggressive that it would charge a passenger with DWI? If you are seated in a car that gets pulled over by police, are you at risk of getting slapped with a DWI? The answer is “possibly.” At Tad Nelson & Associates, we’ve seen some crazy […]
Almost every DWI case begins with the traffic stop. You’re driving home when you see lights in the rearview mirror, so you pull over to the side of the road. The officer knocks on your window, and before you know it, you’re in handcuffs being taken to the station. But was the stop legal in […]
