Austin DWI Attorney Blog

The Austin Police Department reports that former Speaker of the House of the Texas Legislature was charged with driving while intoxicated in Texas. Gibson Lewis was stopped around 11:00 pm Thursday night near the intersection of Fourth Street and Lavaca in downtown Austin.

'Gib' Lewis, 72, was elected Speaker of the House five times and was a member of the state legislature for more than 20 years.

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In January of this year University of Texas Baseball Coach Augie Garrido was arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas after having a few glasses of wine at a bar and restaurant on Sixth Street. Garrido, who is 70 years old and is the highest paid college baseball coach in the nation, said he worried about losing his job while he was in jail. Garrido has been very open about his actions and their consequences. Immediately after the arrest Garrido served a four-game suspension.

On February 2, 2009 Garrido entered a guilty plea for the Texas DWI charge. Since then he has led the Texas Longhorns to the College Baseball World Series in Omaha. Unfortunately tonight they lost game 3 of the final series to the LSU Tigers(11-4). Later this summer Garrido will be sentenced for the Austin DWI arrest and hopefully next year the entire drunk driving incident will be behind him and the Texas Longhorns.

Jani Lane, the lead singer and songwriter for the glam band 'Warrant', was arrested for drunk driving in LA last night. According to Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department reports, Lane ran into a parked car around 9:30 pm Wednesday night. When cops arrived at the scene they suspected intoxication. After failing the field sobriety test, Lane was booked in at the Van Nuys Division station for misdemeanor DUI. His bail is currently set at $30,000.

Lane, who is now 45, lead the glam-rock group in the late 80's and into the 90's. Together they created the hits 'Heaven' and 'Cherry Pie'. He left Warrant in 2002 to start a solo career and but after releasing his solo album, he entered a rehab program due to exhaustion from alcohol and drug use. He later rejoined the band, only to leave again and was replaced as lead singer. Lane was recently interviewed about his new-found sobriety, but apparently that did not last long. As with many celebrities it may take getting arrested for DUI or DWI to finally make them straighten up.

In March of this year Donte' Stallworth went out drinking at Miami Beach's Fountainebleau hotel. At 7:15am Stallworth left the bar in his Bentley and hit Mario Reyes as he crossed the street. Reyes was not in a crosswalk and was rushing to catch a bus. Stallworth stayed at the scene and immediately admitted to police that he had hit the man. Stallworth stated that he flashed his lights at the pedestrian, but was unable to avoid him. The police noticed the signs of intoxication and administered a blood test. He registered a blood-alcohol level of .126 which is well above the legal limit of .08.

Because of the circumstances surrounding the accident, Stallworth was charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI and an arrest warrant was issued. Stallworth subsequently turned himself in and was released on $200,000.00 bail. Stallworth has taken full responsibility for what happened and today plead guilty to DUI manslaughter. He will serve a 30 day jail sentence, followed by house arrest and probation. He will undergo drug and alcohol testing and community service. He also reached a financial settlement of an undisclosed amount with the family of Mr. Reyes.

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