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Tyler Police release New Year's drunk driving report

Tyler Police release New Year's drunk driving report
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Monday, January 3, 2011 - 11:41am

TYLER - Tyler Police and Smith County law enforcement were on the lookout for drunk drivers over the New Year's weekend.

They took part in what's called a "No-Refusal" campaign. If a suspected drunk driver refused a breath test or blood test, officers could get an immediate search warrant and have blood drawn by a nurse at the Smith County Jail to find out if their blood-alcohol concentration was above the legal limit.

Here are the results of law enforcement's "No-Refusal" campaign between December 30 and January 2:


Total DWI arrests for the No-Refusal campaign for all agencies were 12.

-DPS had 7 DWI arrests during the No Refusal campaign.

-Tyler PD had 5 DWI arrests during the No Refusal campaign.

Total number of refusals for breath/blood specimens was 3.

-DPS had 2 refusals.

-Tyler PD had 1 refusal.

This is a grand total of 12 DWI arrests with 3 (25%) refusals.


Looking at last year’s total number of arrests (15), this year saw a decrease of 20% in the number of DWI arrests.

Lindale PD had a fatality accident during the campaign, on January 1st. It was believed to be alcohol related, but resulted in the death of the suspect; blood results are pending.

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