County-wide crackdown on drunk driving nets 274 arrest
Harris County area law-agencies arrested 274 motorists for driving under the influence during the Labor Day weekend, according to preliminary results.
“We are grateful that no one was killed by a drunk driver and all law-enforcement officers made it safely back to their families,” Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen said Tuesday. “Harris County remains ground zero for drunk driving in Texas and we must continue to do more to change that.”
The arrests came as part of a special initiative to crack down on impaired driving during what is traditionally the “Last Hurrah,” one of the most dangerous weekends of the year.
The Office of Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen hosted many of the county’s law enforcement agencies this weekend as part of a “No Refusal” effort to keep the community safe.
That included a “one-stop shop” at the Harris County Courthouse Annex, on N. Shepherd to offer all agencies an additional way to expedite the processing of motorists who were arrested.
Among the agencies to join Constable Precinct One in the effort: the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Constable Pct. 2, Constable Pct. 3, Constable Pct. 4, Constable Pct. 5, Constable Pct. 6, Constable Pct. 7, Constable Pct. 8 and METRO Police.
“We gratefully appreciate everyone’s efforts to protect the people of Harris County,” Rosen said.
