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Entries from December 2007

Nation’s Drunkest City?

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

According to a study conducted by Mens Health magazine, Denver, Colorado was named America “Drunkest City.”  Not only was Denver named the drunkest city but several other Colorado cities were not far behind.  Colorado Springs and Aurora rated third and 19th respectively.
However, Texas cities did not fare much better.  Also according to the study, Texas cities […]

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Greyhound Bus and SUV Collide in Downtown Dallas

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Dallas, Texas - at approximately 2 a.m. an SUV (driver information not released) ran a red light and crashed into the back of a Greyhound bus.   The bus was parked just outside the Greyhound terminal.
The SUV was heavily damaged from the collision, and a victim of the accident says “He hit us in the front and in […]

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Plano Police Abuse Power

December 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Jesse Hyde of the Dallas Observer reports that possibly as many as four Plano police officers abused their authority as law enforcement officials.
Tray Boswell, the victim, became suspicious when Michael Kress a Plano police officer pulled him over and administered field sobriety tests and charged him with driving while intoxicated.  It was the second time […]

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Louisiana joins Interlock bandwagon

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

KTBS 3 in Louisiana reports that law enforcement officials from around the state are increasing their efforts to find drunk drivers during the holiday season.
In addition, in August the Louisiana legislature enacted a law that requires first time DWI offenders to install an interlock device in their vehicles (a device that requires an individual to blow […]

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Difference between DUI and DWI in Texas

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Lately I have been getting alot of questions on the difference between a Texas DUI (driving under the influence) and DWI (driving while intoxicated).  Some of the confusion stems from the name of the offense.  In many other states what Texas calls a DWI, they call a DUI.  In Texas the terms are two seperate offenses and […]

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