Fort Worth Police says they will be increasing patrols as Labor Day weekend approaches.
Fort Worth Police say they will be increasing patrols as Labor Day weekend approaches.The move comes after a string of drunk driving-related deaths in Tarrant County just this month.Earlier this month, Fort Worth Police Sergeant Billy Randolph was killed while working the scene of a crash.Police say 25-year-old De Aujalae Evans drove the wrong way on I-35W.Court documents say Evans admitted to having nearly a dozen shots of alcohol before the crash.
So far, the first two weeks of this month, we've arrested 63 DWIs," Sheriff Bill Waybourn said.On Friday, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and law enforcement announced the latest nationwide crackdown to get ahead of dangerous driving on Labor Day weekend.Rosario Saenz unfortunately knows the impact of drunk driving on a family. She lost her daughter in 2022."Losing Leslie at only 25 to this 100% preventable. Crime is all heartbreaking and frustrating.," Saenz said.
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