Austin DWI Attorney Blog

Last weekend Joseph Thomas drove off the road and crashed through the bedroom wall of a unit in the Willshire West Apartments off of Airport Blvd. Sleeping in that bedroom was a 17 month old child and his parents. The impact of the collision threw the two adults several feet and left the infant stuck under the truck. Thankfully the infant was saved by the mattress he was sleeping in. Thomas was arrested for Austin DWI and taken to the hospital because of his injuries, and then later "unarrested." Austin Police Department (APD) Spokesperson Scott Perry said "We have in our policy certain situations where officers are given the discretion with supervisor approval, to unarrest somebody. In the cases of misdemeanor crimes, which are while still important crimes still, are less severe than felony crimes."

The family that was nearly killed and whose apartment was destroyed by the accident are furious that the APD has asked them to be patient because it could one or two months before a warrant is actually issued for Thomas' arrest. According to myfoxaustin.com Thomas called their reporters and admitted to drinking that night, that he knew what he did was wrong, and that he doesn't remember the crash. Police expect to charge Thomas with a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge.

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.