A collision with a truck that can weigh up to 80,000 pounds is a different kind of catastrophe. The injuries are worse. The company on the other side fights harder than any car insurer you’ve dealt with, and it often starts fighting within hours of the wreck. If a big rig on I-45 or the …
Maybe it was stop-and-go on the Katy Freeway, or somebody who ran the light at Westheimer and Kirby. Either way, there was glass on the dash and your heart is still pounding. Take a breath. You’re okay enough to be reading this, and that’s a start. Let a Houston car accident lawyer take the insurance …
For a lot of people arrested for a first DWI in Harris County, the best realistic outcome is the pre-trial intervention program, usually called diversion. You finish a set of conditions and the State dismisses the case. No conviction, and you can have the arrest expunged. When it fits, it’s a good deal. For someone …
Texas makes it a crime to have an open container of alcohol in the passenger area of a vehicle on a public road. You don’t have to be drunk, and you don’t have to be driving. A sober passenger holding a half-finished beer in a parked car on the shoulder of the road can be …
Don’t get in the car. You already know that. A passenger has no control over what a drunk driver does. But people do get in the car, with a friend who swore he was fine or a date who had one more than you realized. If that happened and you got hurt, you can still …
Yes, you can be charged with DWI on an electric scooter in Texas. Ever since rental scooters showed up on every corner in Texas cities, people have asked us whether riding one home from the bar counts. There’s no scooter-specific DWI law, so the answer comes from the general DWI statute, and that statute is …
Set a password. You can use a numeric password, Face ID, Touch ID, or whatever your phone supports. Keep nosey acquaintances from seeing your private items. Set up an iCloud or Google account and KNOW your password. If your phone is confiscated or lost you can locate it or remotely wipe it. We’ve had cases …
Good news for Apple device owners! A new feature blocks the USB accessories from connecting to the phone after it has been locked for an hour. It is common for law enforcement to take a person’s cell phone and perform a phone dump. A phone dump is when all of the call logs, messages, photos, …
A new bill headed to the Texas Governor’s desk criminalizes certain cybercrimes such as electronic access interference and electronic data tampering, which includes crimes such as ransomware or malware attacks and unlawful decryption. Texas House Bill 9, referred to as the Texas Cybercrime Act, is the state’s version of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act …
Mario Williams was the Texans’ first draft pick in the 2006 NFL draft. If you follow the draft you’ll remember that the Texans surprised the draft predictions by picking him over Reggie Bush, who speculators predicted would be their first pick. Mario Williams played for the Texans until 2011 when he then began playing defensive …
In Canada, one court has ruled that a citizen accused should be permitted access to the internet in order to contact a lawyer. After a citizen had been pulled over for DWI the officer read his “Charter” rights (Canada’s version of our “Miranda” warnings). Once in jail, the citizen testified that he didn’t see any …
Emerson Canizales and Michael Miceli were both charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. These HPD officers are now facing federal criminal charges after serving on the Houston Police Department for less than three years. Both officers were relieved of duty pending the outcome of the Internal Affairs investigation. According to reports, Canizales …
In Kerry, southwest Ireland, Councilmen have requested the government create a permit to allow drinking three pints and driving. The supporters say that Ireland’s tough drinking and driving laws have cost pub owners a significant amount of business. The Kerry City Council members voted to permit driving with certain restrictions. Drivers may not consume more …
A state grant is providing funds to put more officers on the streets this holiday season. The Houston-Galveston Area Council said $50,000 of a $295,000 grant will be used to put more officers on the streets through New Years Day. The officers will be trying to catch suspected drunk drivers. Be careful this holiday season! …
Last weekend, like every weekend, was a mandatory blood draw weekend in Houston, meaning that police could obtain a warrant to forcibly take your blood if they suspected you had been driving under the influence. This usually sparks a dramatic increase in DWI-related arrests over the Thanksgiving holidays, because people are traveling so much throughout …
Last month two HPD officers were arrested for cocaine possession, this month a Harris County Sheriff has been arrested for transporting ecstasy across Houston. The 30-year-old officer, Jesus Martinez, is facing up to 20 years in a federal penitentiary, as well as a fine of up to $1 million dollars. Martinez is a resident of …
