Pasadena officer resigns after crash with HPD vehicle

A Pasadena police officer resigned a week after an off-duty crash into an HPD vehicle. Elias Vega rear-ended the HPD vehicle on April 14 on the frontage road south of Sam Houston Parkway. He's been charged with DWI as a result of the accident. As a result of the accident, both Vega and an officer [...]

By |2022-04-26T17:14:47+00:00April 26th, 2022|Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Pasadena officer resigns after crash with HPD vehicle

Drunken driver kills two in Pasadena

A drunken driver was going the wrong way on a Pasadena highway last Thursday when he crashed into two other cars. The driver killed two people and injured two others. Julio Aron Rodriguez, 31, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. According to police, the crash occurred around 10 p.m. on Highway 225 near Richey. Prosecutors [...]

By |2018-10-23T12:26:23+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Drunken driver kills two in Pasadena

Witness detains alleged drunk driver

A witness detained a 20-year-old alleged drunk driver early Sunday morning. A hit-and-run crash at an intersection in Pasadena left another motorist fatally injured, so the witness detained the suspect. The collision involving two vehicles happened around 2 a.m. on Allen Genoa. The suspected drunk driver crashed into a 60-year-old man who was making a [...]

By |2018-01-30T13:33:45+00:00January 30th, 2018|Car Accidents, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Witness detains alleged drunk driver

Houston patrol officer arrested in cocaine sting

The Houston patrol officer who allegedly tried to steal a duffel bag filled with 8 kilos of cocaine in an eternal affairs sting could be facing additional charges. Officer Julissa Guzman Diaz, 37, was arrested for tampering and fabricating evidence, but she could also be charged with intent to deliver a controlled substance. If Diaz [...]

By |2017-11-14T14:31:06+00:00November 14th, 2017|Houston News, Marijuana, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Houston patrol officer arrested in cocaine sting

Suspect in DUI crash that severely injured La Porte mother turned himself in

The suspect in a DUI crash that severely injured a La Porte woman has turned himself in. James Hutchins, 27, demolished the SUV of Kelley Schoppe on September 6. She was on her way to deliver cookies to nurses working overtime in the aftermath of Harvey. Hutchins has been charged with intoxication assault as a [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:50+00:00September 26th, 2017|Car Accidents, Public Intoxication, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Suspect in DUI crash that severely injured La Porte mother turned himself in

Driver crashes truck into La Porte home

A driver is facing charges after crashing his pickup truck into a neighbor's home. The La Porte man is reportedly a local firefighter. Andrew Stevens is being charges with unlawful carrying of a gun in addition to driving while intoxicated. According to reports it was around 11 p.m. when Stevens' truck went through a neighbors' [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:51+00:00July 5th, 2017|Auto Accidents, Car Accidents, La Porte News, Public Intoxication, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Driver crashes truck into La Porte home

Houston man gets life in prison for 9th DWI

A Houston man recently was given life in prison for his ninth DWI conviction. According to reports, he's been getting DWI convictions since 1980. Donald Middleton, who is 56 years old, already had spent four separate times in prison as a result of his drunken driving. In May 2015 he was arrested and charged for [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:58+00:00June 14th, 2016|Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Houston man gets life in prison for 9th DWI

33-year-old man dies in Houston jail

A 33-year-old man was arrested for public intoxication and died in a Houston police jail about eight hours after being arrested. The man was arrested after he caused a disturbance on Houston's west side around 1:30 a.m. He was charged also with resisting arrest. After the man's booking, police placed him in a jail cell [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:11:59+00:00December 29th, 2015|Houston News, Public Intoxication, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on 33-year-old man dies in Houston jail

Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into House, Barely Misses Child

An alleged drunk driver wrecked his vehicle into a Houston house, nearly hitting a sleeping toddler on Friday, April 17. Khou.com reported that homeowner Ryan Kochel said he was in his garage when he heard the crash. The family lives in Garden Oaks, the 1000 block of Chamboard Lane. "It sounded like thunder and lightning," [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:12:04+00:00April 21st, 2015|Car Accidents, Houston News, Public Intoxication, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into House, Barely Misses Child

Houston millionaire begins 2nd trial for DUI and vehicular homicide

John Goodman, a Houston millionaire convicted of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in 2012, began his retrial Tuesday with some seemingly bizarre events. At the start of Tuesday's trial, one juror reported she had been yelled at and heckled at the hotel she was staying in. The people seemed to know she was a juror [...]

By |2017-10-10T15:12:06+00:00October 14th, 2014|Car Accidents, Houston News, Texas DUI/DWI|Comments Off on Houston millionaire begins 2nd trial for DUI and vehicular homicide
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