| 2004 saw nearly 100,000 drunk-driving arrests in the | | | | legitimate defenses that can be used to impugn the |
| state of Texas-basically, one for every 230 Texas | | | | results of a roadside breath test. |
| residents. Although operating a vehicle while under the | | | | The same goes for breath, blood, or alcohol tests after |
| influence is certainly a grave offense, everyone | | | | booking. Never submit to an alcohol test of any kind |
| deserves legal defense under the law, and no one | | | | until you've spoken with an attorney qualified to mount |
| should pay time or money for a crime they didn't | | | | a DWI defense in the state of Texas. |
| commit. | | | | The most important thing to remember is this: never, |
| Although the legal limit in Texas is 0.08 BAC (blood | | | | ever admit to guilt or discuss the case until you've |
| alcohol content), drivers can still be pulled over for DWI | | | | spoken with a qualified DWI attorney. The primary aim |
| even if their BAC falls within the legal limit if their driving | | | | of a DWI defense attorney is to get the charges |
| appears to be impaired by drugs or alcohol. In the | | | | dropped; if that proves impossible, the secondary goal |
| event that you find yourself pulled over for driving | | | | is to find a way for you to retain your driver's |
| while intoxicated, the roadside breath test is voluntary, | | | | license-your lifeline to gainful employment. Both of |
| and it is never in your best interest to submit to a | | | | these goals can be jeopardized by admitting guilt, |
| roadside breathalyzer test; if you submitted to the | | | | submitting to alcohol test, or spending time discussing |
| breath test, however, fret not-there are several | | | | the charges with arresting or booking officers. |