AUSTIN – Six years have passed since a drunk driver killed Azeza Salama’s fiancé and sent her and her two children to the hospital, but her memories of the crash
Last year, Texas saw 48,641 traffic crashes during the holiday season—Dec. 1, 2021, through Jan. 1, 2022—which resulted in 433 fatalities and 1,695 serious injuries.
Austin motor units suspended, reassigned to patrol
Austin motor units suspended, reassigned to patrol
A letter obtained by FOX 7 Austin from interim chief Joseph Chacon said as of August 1 all motor units will be suspended and reassigned to patrol.
AUSTIN, Texas - Traffic has long been a thorn in the side of Texas’ capital city. That’s why the Austin Police Department relied on motorcycle cops to respond to crashes when Mopac or I-35 was bumper to bumper.
Retired Austin motors officer Brandon Bullock said when seconds count, waiting minutes for a patrol car can be deadly.
"I think motors probably saves countless lives because they can get to that scene much quicker and let responding units know what they need to come in to assist, to take care of the scene. When another officer might be four or five, 10, 15 minutes stuck in traffic trying to get there and motors is already there," said Bullock.
Number of DWI crashes in Bexar County didn’t drop as expected amid pandemic, advocates say
MADD continues to provide support to families impacted by DWI crashes during coronavirus pandemic
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SAN ANTONIO – Although bars were closed for most of 2020 and the pandemic kept many people home, DWI cases did not drop as expected in Bexar County.
The pandemic shutdown did not slow down the need for services for victims of drunk drivers, said Azeza Salama, volunteer resource specialist for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, South Central Texas.
“I think our biggest concern was that we were still having the fatalities regardless of being in pre-pandemic or pandemic. We were still seeing crashes. We were still seeing arrests,” Salama said.
MADD reminding people to celebrate St. Patrick's Day responsibly
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AUSTIN, Texas - Mothers Against Drunk Driving is asking everyone to plan a safe ride home if they're planning to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. MADD says St. Patrick's Day continuously ranks as one of the most dangerous holidays on the nation's roads.
Between 2015 and 2019, MADD says 280 people died in drunk driving crashes from 6 p.m. March 16 to 5:59 a.m. March 18, including 57 in 2019 alone, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More than three out of five crashes involved a drunk driver over St. Patrick’s Day in 2019.