Sunday’s Wall Street Journal highlighted the Texas No-Refusal Program and centered most of it on Montgomery County. Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney,, Warren Diepraam is quoted in the article as saying, "With no refusal, you don’t have to go tromp down to the police station and then to a judge’s house and then to a hospital, because you have everyone in one central location.” This talking about having judges on hand to sign search warrants to draw blood on suspected drunk drivers.
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, Texas had the most people killed in alcohol-impaired crashes.
With Warren Diepraam in Washington D.C.a year ago, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a national "no refusal" initiative, offering to provide states help to implement the policy.
As of this writing Montgomery County has booked twenty-five DWI cases this weekend. Fourteen were first time, 3 were second and 6 were third time or more. One had a blood alcohol over .15 and one had an open container.
Montgomery County Police Reporter supplied the photos for their story.
Jeez, 3rd time or more! I’m not anti-drinking, but you have to be responsible! That means don’t drive if you drink, PERIOD!! Innocent people die in our nation every year because some one drove while intoxicated! AND you wouldn’t believe the way the bar owners in Huntsville serve liquor to the college students! No limits, shots, and multiple shots of liquor to these kids, who then drive! They ignore it when girls pass-out and slide out of their chairs to the floor and are carried out unconscious! The owners are not even present and watching what the college, 20-something employees that work for them are doing! What about alcohol poisoning!?? Just a matter of time till they are sued for negligence in serving! ATF I hope you’re watching…