DWI Patrols On the Streets for the 4th

TYLER – The Tyler Police Department is once again stepping up its patrols targeting DWI drivers over the 4th of July Holiday. The extra patrols start Friday night at 8:00 and will run through 2:00 next Thursday morning. The department is one again participating in a state grant that will provide funding to the department to bring in officers who are not on regular patrol. If a suspected drunk driver refuses to take a breath or blood test, a search warrant will be obtained to have blood drawn by a nurse on staff at the Smith County Jail. Tyler police public information officer Don Martin says the no refusal program has proven to be an effective tool to combat drunken drivers.