Austin police begin 'DWI enforcement period,' extended no refusal ahead of July Fourth Last year, 26% of all traffic fatalities were caused by a drunken driver, according to TxDOT.

The Austin Police Department reported 39 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) over the Independence Day holiday weekend.

85 DWI arrests made during Austin’s ‘No Refusal’ holiday initiative by: Kelsey Thompson. Posted: Jan 3, 2023 / 04:29 PM CST. Updated: Jan 4, 2023 / 10:00 AM CST.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department’s dedicated downtown DWI-prevention initiative, which launched in April as a pilot program, is now extending throughout the summer. The officers ...

An Austin, Texas, family says the understaffed police department took 2.5 hours to respond when they were hit by a drunk driver, allowing the driver to sober up and avoid jail.

Austin-Travis County EMS medics first started drawing blood for the DWI tests back in 2014. Prior to this, the department hired a third-party company, Protouch, to provide phlebotomists.

The driver of the truck, 37-year-old Andrew Lycan, was arrested for DWI. APD said it is investigating this as Austin's 68th fatal crash of the year, resulting in 73 deaths.

The Austin Police Department’s dedicated downtown DWI-prevention initiative, which launched in April as a pilot program, is now extending throughout the summer.