To the Dallas Police Department, drunk driving strikes a personal chord. In just three weeks, an officer was killed and another was hospitalized with serious...
and is jailed with bail set at $500,000.
“Texas has not had a deathless day on our roadways in more than 22 years now, and impaired driving is a big part of that,” said Daniel Armbruster, a spokesman for AAA Texas, at a news conference. Also in 2020, 39% of Texas’ driving fatalities were alcohol-related, which was one of the highest statewide percentages nationwide, the. The national average was 30%. In raw numbers, Texas had the highest number of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities with 1,495 — followed by California with 1,159, then Florida with 871, according to the NHTSA.
From 2020 to 2021, Texas recorded an uptick. The agency reported 89,457 DWI charges in 2021, compared with 83,088 in 2020. Police average about 40 to 50 DUI arrests monthly, but with more officers assigned to the unit, Villarreal anticipates the number will increase. That number also doesn’t include other alcohol- or drug- related charges, such as intoxication manslaughter or assaults tied to drunken driving.
This month, Dallas County officials announced $5 Lyft discount QR codes at certain businesses during the holidays, and the district attorney’s office launched a new vehicular crimes unit. And last year, U.S. lawmakers passed legislation that would require smart technology by 2026 at the earliest in every new vehicle to prevent intoxicated people from driving.
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