{"id":121493,"date":"2011-09-02T15:46:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T20:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=121493"},"modified":"2011-09-06T02:35:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T07:35:26","slug":"d-w-i-campaign-no-refusal-for-labor-day-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=121493","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;No Refusal&#8221; D.W.I Campaign for Labor Day Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=121494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-121494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2011\/09\/thumb_Dont-drink-logo.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"thumb_Dont-drink-logo\" width=\"119\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-121494\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTYLER &#8212; The Tyler Police Department and other law enforcement agencies participate in the \u201cNo Refusal\u201d enforcement campaign for ths Labor Day Holiday.   Since last January 1, the Tyler Police Department has arrested 283 drivers for DWI.  Reports indicate that seven persons have died in a crash where alcohol was related this year and 27 persons have been injured.  Law enforcement agencies in Smith County have been out in force during the Labor Day Holiday on the lookout for intoxicated drivers on our streets, highways, and area lakes.  Officers haven&#8217;t been be taking \u201cNo\u201d for an answer once again.  The No-Refusal initiative began Friday, September 2, and runs through Monday, September 5, 2011. <\/p>\n<p>A multi-joint effort between the Smith County District Attorney\u2019s Office and police agencies from all over Smith County signed on for the &#8220;No-Refusal&#8221; D.W.I Campaign.  Upon the arrest of a suspected drunk driver, he or she is asked to blow into a breath-test instrument or take a blood test.  If the driver says \u201cNo\u201d to a test, officers obtain an immediate search warrant signed by an on-call judge to have blood drawn by a certified nurse on staff at the Smith County Jail.  The blood is then analyzed to determine whether the driver\u2019s blood-alcohol concentration is 0.08 or higher, the legal limit for driving in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>A host of local Judges have been on stand-by to sign warrants for the enforcement campaign.  Judge Joel Baker, Judge Jack Skeen, Judge Allen Ross, Judge Randall Rodgers and Judge Christi Kennedy have been on call to assist local law enforcement officers and the Smith County District Attorney\u2019s office in processing driving while intoxicated arrests throughout the weekend.   According to information from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association website about 50 percent of DWI arrestees refuse to provide a chemical sample through a breathalyzer or blood test when pulled over. <\/p>\n<p>Police say, &#8220;It is the intent of all law enforcement agencies that this joint effort will act as a deterrent, persuading people to avoid driving while intoxicated because they know that police officers will be determining sobriety with or without the driver\u2019s consent.   Please Don\u2019t Drink and Drive.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; The Tyler Police Department and other law enforcement agencies participate in the \u201cNo Refusal\u201d enforcement campaign for ths Labor Day Holiday. Since last January 1, the Tyler Police Department has arrested 283 drivers for DWI. 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