Areas Reporting Highest Incidents of DWI in Austin
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.
In a one mile stretch in North Austin known as DWI Alley, there were nine drunk driving arrests on a single Friday night alone. That equals the number of Austin DWI's across the entire city on a typical Friday.
Top Austin DWI Arrest Locations
- 100 South 1st: 134
- 1100 West 6th: 77
- 1500 Cesar Chavez West: 69
- 90 Guadalupe: 63
- 1600 Riverside Drive East: 58
Top Austin DWI Collision Locations
- 9515 North Lamar: 9
- Lamar and Rundberg: 8
- I35 Southbound Service Road and Riverside: 8
- South Congress and Oltorf: 8
- I35 Northbound Service Road and Rundberg: 7
- I35 Southbound Service Road and 7th Street: 6
