On one of the year’s most notorious nights for drunk driving, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable deputies hit the streets Wednesday night, working to prevent tragedy before the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving, known nationally as “Blackout Wednesday,” has earned a grim reputation as the drunkest day of the year on roads around the country.

Harris County law enforcement agencies remain on high alert this weekend for a DWI crackdown.

A woman was arrested after she was found to be driving while intoxicated with her child in the vehicle.

Despite how severe the crash looked, police said the suspected drunk driver and the person in the van he crashed into did not suffer any injuries and declined to be taken to the hospital.

Authorities are investigating a deadly crash in southwest Houston, where one driver is being questioned for possibly driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning.

Investigators say two officers and the truck driver were hospitalized and found beer cans thrown from the truck and onto the street.

”You will not get compassion, you won’t get a second chance if you commit this crime, because I have been on too many scenes where people lose their lives because of this," DA Sean Teare said during a news conference.

Court records showed Donald Carson, 55, had been arrested at least twice (in 2003 and 1993) before he was arrested over the weekend for causing a deadly crash that claimed a 3-year-old's life.

A man is now in custody after his reckless actions behind the wheel led to a very swift arrest by law enforcement officials.

Police said the driver appeared to be speeding and several alcoholic beverages were found inside the vehicle.

Investigators say a man suspected of driving drunk and speeding crashed his car. While officers were investigating the scene, another driver (also believed to be under the influence) drove past a barricade and into the crash scene.

This holiday season, Houston’s Mayor John Whitmire and Police Chief J. Noe Diaz, Jr., are teaming up with local law enforcement to increase DWI enforcement around the city.

Deputy constables were called to the rollover crash scene, where they said the woman hit a curb, and another car before she was seen "walking around."

Investigators said the driver lost control of his vehicle (possibly because of alcohol) and was airlifted to a hospital where he died from his injuries.

The Houston Police Department said Fahim Adnan Baqui, who was assigned to the Property & Financial Crimes Division and has been with HPD since 2019 was "relieved of duty" pending an internal affairs investigation.

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A drunk driver crashed into the side of a house Saturday afternoon. Shockingly, the vehicle narrowly missed striking a young child inside the house.

A woman accused of driving while intoxicated was arrested for street racing and then leading deputy constables on a high-speed chase near the Gulf Freeway Sunday, the Harris County Precinct 8 Constable’s Office said.

Mindy Red adorns 10 Christmas trees on her front lawn. She isn’t messing with decorations but instead fixing pictures of drunk driving victims.

In honor of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, KPRC 2′s Amy Davis and Haley Hernandez were able to speak with a League City couple whose daughter was killed in a crash involving a drunk driver in 2017.

A repeat drunk driver has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing two Galveston teens in a crash in 2022, Galveston County District Attorney Jack Roady announced Monday.

A man and woman were arrested and charged for their roles in a drunk driving incident in north Harris County, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office announced Monday.

The 2023 Walk Like MADD is happening on September 23, 2023 at Champion Forest Jersey Village.

A Houston man was sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his 6-year-old stepdaughter in a 2021 crash where he was driving while intoxicated, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.

A man accused of striking and killing three men with his vehicle while they were on the shoulder of I-10 in east Harris County Friday has had his bond set.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) teamed up with AAA Texas and the Houston Police Department Monday to remind drivers of the dangers of drunk and impaired driving.

A family who lost a loved one in a drunk driving crash is reminding others not to drink and drive this Super Bowl weekend.

The Galveston Police Department has enhanced its traffic safety enforcement measures by increasing its patrolling for speed, running red lights and traffic violations.

A suspect is in custody after reportedly hitting and killing a man while the man was operating a scooter in Galveston on Sunday, according to police.

A suspected drunk driver accused of causing a deadly crash near the Washington Corridor Friday is expected to face charges, police said.

A woman is in custody after leading Houston police officers on a chase Wednesday while a child was in the backseat, authorities said.

The parents of a Hightower High School senior say they are heartbroken after their teenage son was reportedly hit and killed by a drunk driver in Missouri City last week.

It’s New Years Eve and Lt. Danny Garza with the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office is part of a massive crackdown on drunk and impaired drivers that involves more than 100 officers from more than ten different departments.

A 20-year-old man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after police said he hit and killed a woman in north Houston Wednesday night.

Gubernatorial candidate Allen West said his wife, Angela, was wrongfully arrested and jailed in the Dallas area late Friday night.

Police said a woman is dead and her boyfriend is injured after a crash they believe stemmed from speeding and drunk driving.

A family in southeast Houston is grieving after their loved one was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver Saturday morning.

HOUSTON – A suspected drunken driver is now charged in a crash on Sunday that killed a 36-year-old woman who rode in the vehicle with him, police said Monday. Eliud Isael Martinez Sanchez, 35, is charged with intoxication manslaughter after the crash at 6000 Glen Lee Drive on Sunday around 5:45 a.m.Police said in a news release that Sanchez was driving a gray GMC Yukon westbound when he failed to drive in a single lane and drove into a ditch. The GMC then struck the driveway of a residence, causing the truck to flip onto the driver’s side. The woman – who has not been identified -- died at the scene. Police said Sanchez is now being treated at an area hospital with serious injuries.

HOUSTON A magistrate judge reviewed a case Monday morning involving a mother accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a fiery crash that severely burned her son. Court officials said the six-year-old will likely die and the mother was given a $75,000 bond. Authorities said early Saturday morning 28-year-old Erika Long was caused a single-vehicle crash along the Grand Parkway in Spring. The six-year-old boy taken to UTMB via Life Flight while his mother was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Teare said Long has been charged twice before in connection to her six-year-old son.