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Longhorn Football Player DJ Monroe Returns to Team After DWI

December 22, 2009 15:52

DJ Monroe cleared to play in BCS championship game by Coach Brown. Did DJ Monroe get cleared because Alabama ranks 117 out of 120 in kick-off return defense? The Texas Longhorns gained a significant boost in special teams play with the reinstatement of D.J. Monroe. Monroe had been suspended...

DWI Charges in Hays County Dropped Against UT Player D. J. Monroe

December 21, 2009 16:47

D.J. Monroe expected to return to the Longhorn squad after agreement with the Hays County District Attorney. In a plea agreement with the Hays County District Attorney, the charges of driving while intoxicated in Hays County against D.J. Monroe have been dropped. He entered a guilty plea to...

Man Allowed to Take Tax Deduction for Damage to Car from DUI Wreck

Paul Dunham
December 17, 2009 12:36

The United States tax code allows taxpayers to deduct property damage, using Form 4684 to claim a casualty loss deduction. One motorist took that to an extreme when he wrote off the value of his wrecked pickup truck following a DUI accident. In 2005, Justin M. Rohrs attended a party where he...

TxDot unveils creative approach to reducing Texas DWI

Paul Dunham
December 15, 2009 15:37

The Texas Department of Transportation has unveiled a holiday campaign aimed at reducing incidents of driving while intoxicated in Texas. Images of Santa’s reindeer have been printed on bar coasters, street posters and assorted advertisements that will be placed in or near bars. One of the...

Longhorn Football Player Arrested for DWI in Austin

Paul Dunham
November 30, 2009 17:47

Texas Longhorn football player DJ Monroe was stopped in Hays County hours after UT win over Baylor for DWI.   D.J. Monroe, a standout freshman player for the University of Texas Longhorns football team, was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Austin, Texas. Monroe was stopped by a Hays...

Sobriety Checkpoints Challenged

Paul Dunham
November 20, 2009 20:10

As a DWI criminal defense attorney in Austin, I have watched the debate over sobriety checkpoints with extra interest. In recent years the state legislature has considered allowing sobriety checkpoints in Texas, with one such measure failing to come out of committee just this past Spring. The...

Teen's Alcohol Related Death Leads to Charges Against Waiter

Paul Dunham
November 19, 2009 17:46

As a DWI lawyer in Austin, I think it is right to aggressively pursue these charges. Not diminishing the need for personal responsibility on the part of the patron, those serving alcohol should be sufficiently trained to identify those who are intoxicated and to properly ID potential underage...

Cops Caught Framing Woman for Crash During Drunk Driving Arrest

Paul Dunham
October 25, 2009 19:37

Police officers take an oath to uphold and enforce the law. It is unfortunate when individuals act in ways that tarnish the image of the law enforcement industry as a whole. These officers in Florida perjured themselves and should be held accountable. Last February, a police officer ran into...

NY Governor Wants to Raise Penalties for DWI When Kids Are in Vehicle

Paul Dunham
September 19, 2009 20:22

An arrest for DWI in Texas with a passenger under the age of 15 is a state felony. The penalties are the same as a third conviction for Texas DWI and can include jail time and up to $10,000 in fines. Following a horrific auto accident in New York that left 8 dead, including four small children,...

TX DWI for El Paso Deputy who Attempted to Flee the Scene

Paul Dunham
August 14, 2009 20:33

According to KFOX 14, an El Paso deputy constable was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Texas last Tuesday. Daniel Cortez, with Precinct 6, allegedly caused an accident around 10:30 am while driving his personal vehicle: Deputy Constable Daniel Cortez was arrested on a charge of driving...