Texas Department of Public Safety State Capitol guard was charged with DWI.
An officer with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has been relieved of their duty following an arrest for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The Trooper had been assigned to protect the State Capitol in Central Austin.
On February 9th Trooper Jose Munoz was stopped for suspicion of DWI in North Austin. When stopped on Research Boulevard near Great Hills Trail, Trooper Munoz was found to have an open bottle of whiskey and at least six beers in his vehicle. Trooper Munoz was off-duty at the time and driving his personal car. He was suspended from duty, and he later elected to retire. Trooper Munoz, 50, was a 29 year veteran with the DPS.
DWI Arrests and Accidents
Man did not know area when he pulled into the garage at APD headquarters
Kelly Lee Lovato was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after accidentally pulling into the parking garage at the Austin Police Department headquarters. According to the arrest report, Mr. Lovato was observed by an officer making a sharp turn into the garage. Mr. Lovato said that he was unfamiliar with area and that friends in the vehicle had told him to turn into the garage. He admitted to having consumed three or four beers and to smoking marijuana.
APD Officer Leonardo Quintana was arrested for DWI in Williamson County after he wrecked his car early January 11, 2009.
The police officer who shot and killed 18-year old Nathaniel Sanders has been arrested for DWI in Williamson County. Leonardo Quintana was found at the scene of a crash around 5:00 am Tuesday in Leander, northwest of Austin. He reportedly smelled of alcohol and showed signs of impairment. Quintana refused to submit to a breath or blood test to check his blood alcohol content.
Locations where Austin DWI arrests and alcohol related accidents occur most frequently in 2008 and 2009.
A spokesperson with the Austin Police Department's DWI Enforcement Unit has released areas in Austin that are most noted for incidents of DWI arrests and alcohol related accidents. In response to the high numbers, the locations listed have been subject to increased DWI saturation patrols looking for potentially impaired drivers.
