Arrests made over ‘no refusal’ spring break
Monday, March 25, 2024 by Elizabeth Pagano
The stats from Austin Police Department’s spring break DWI enforcement and “No Refusal” initiative are in. The operation totaled 55 DWI arrests. Of those, 19 were made via blood search warrants, 24 via consent breath samples and 14 via nonconsent breath samples. In addition, enhanced charges were issued for 11 consent breath samples with a blood alcohol level of over 0.15, one felony DWI with a child passenger and one intoxication manslaughter. “No refusal” is an enforcement strategy that enables jurisdictions to obtain search warrants for blood samples from drivers who refuse breath or blood tests.
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