Harris County officials are cracking down on impaired driving over the Fourth of July holiday by conducting “no refusal” enforcement. Here's what that means.
Harris County officials are cracking down on impaired driving over the Fourth of July holiday by conducting "no refusal" enforcement.There will be extra patrols on the streets as well as waterways, and dozens of agencies will be out working alongside the Harris County District Attorney’s office to obtain blood warrants much faster for those suspected of driving drunk.
Twenty-five percent of those are related to drunk driving. The Houston Police Department says in the last year there have been 31 deaths on our roads because of DWI-related crashes.RELATED: Study identifies several Houston roads and highways as most dangerous for pedestriansJust looking at last July 4, there were 96 DWI arrests in Harris County.
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