Texas Spring Break Crackdown Totaled 1,077 DWI Arrests

The Department of Public Safety reported 226 of them directly resulted from increased patrols during the March 8–17 period.

  • Apr 22, 2013

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers made 1,077 DWI arrests during a spring break special enforcement crackdown March 8-17, including 226 arrests that directly resulted from increased patrols during that period, the department announced April 19. The added patrol hours was paid for by a Texas Department of Transportation grant.

"With Texas' status as a popular spring break destination, DPS is always concerned about drinking and driving during that time," DPS Director Steven McCraw said. "These DWI patrols, without a doubt, help save lives, and we are grateful for the troopers who work every day to keep our roads safe."

The TxDOT grant allowed troopers to focus DWI patrols in high-risk locations when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent.

DPS enforcement also resulted in more than 11,400 speeding citations, 1,600 seat belt/child safety seat tickets and 12,000 other citations, in additional to 552 fugitive arrests and 463 felony arrests during the time period.

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