Houston DWI Attorney-Fun Facts
As a Houston DWI Lawyer I enjoying sharing what I know with other people. They seem interested in how the DWI law has developed over the years. Here are some DWI facts that people seem to be curious to know.
In 1939, Indiana became the first state to enact laws defining intoxication.
In 1960, the National Safety Council recommended that an alcohol concentration above 0.10 be considered prima facie evidence of intoxication.
Texas became involved in breath alcohol testing with pilot programs in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s.
Texas began breath alcohol testing on a statewide level in 1968 using the Breathalyzer 4011AS-A and in 1988 the Intoxilyzer 5000 began being used.
Persons arrested for public intoxication are not be tested on the Intoxilyzer 5000.
Colorado has had Driving While Ability Impaired as a lesser offense which keeps many cases from going to trial.