{"id":559,"date":"2020-06-04T21:07:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madd.org\/north-texas\/?p=559"},"modified":"2022-05-30T05:35:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T05:35:09","slug":"despite-pandemic-drunk-driving-numbers-still-up-in-north-texas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/north-texas\/despite-pandemic-drunk-driving-numbers-still-up-in-north-texas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Pandemic, Drunk Driving Numbers Still Up in North Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"559\" class=\"elementor elementor-559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2447ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2447ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c79bfee\" data-id=\"5c79bfee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d83cf22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d83cf22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would only make sense for the drunk driving numbers to go down during a time when everyone is supposed to be in the house, aside from essential workers. The numbers of crashes decreased some but not in the manner one could hope for.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to uncharted territory we have experienced from a local level to globally, law enforcement faced a new threat. &nbsp;Alcohol sales in Texas increased nearly 300% by the first week of April.&nbsp; With law enforcement airing on the side of caution, it did not take long for the communities to figure out they&nbsp;were taking a more reactive stance than a proactive stance.&nbsp; Plano Police Department says this in turn increased DWI crashes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/north-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/Irving-PD-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"436\"><p><\/p>\n<figcaption>Irving PD<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irving Police Department said there were 112 DWI arrests last year between the beginning of the third week in March until the first weekend in May.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"para-block\"><\/p>\n<p>Sgt. Howard from the Irving PD-DWI Unit said, &#8220;Looks like about 107 over the same period this year. March arrests were way down this year compared to last year by 28%, a lot of which no doubt is due to the cancellation of most St. Patrick\u2019s day and spring break activities.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the number of arrests in April 2020 were up 16% over last year and Sgt. Howard stated the arrests haven\u2019t been down as much as we all expected.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-570\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/north-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/Irving-PD-3-500x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"441\"><p><\/p>\n<figcaption>Irving PD<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, there has been a huge uptick in arrests on Weekdays and during the daytime and evening hours between 9AM and midnight. Last year for example about 29% of DWI arrests in Irving occurred Monday through Thursday. During COVID-19 it has been 42%. Similarly, last year 43% of DWI arrests occurred between 9 AM and midnight, but during COVID-19 it has been 62%.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"para-block\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that bars and restaurants being closed has changed when and where people drive drunk, but it hasn\u2019t significantly stopped people from driving drunk\u2026at least in our experience.&#8221;With the stay at home orders in place and the decrease in roadway traffic, law enforcement aired on the side of caution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><cite>Sgt. Howard of the Irving Police Department <\/cite><\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the stay at home orders in place and the decrease in roadway traffic, law enforcement aired on the side of caution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"para-block\"><\/p>\n<p>No one saw the repercussions of the stay at home order.&nbsp; Increased domestic violence, sexual assaults, and other crimes involving intoxicated persons would grow expeditiously.&nbsp; With the community staying home and having the time to consume alcoholic&nbsp;beverages, the probability of DWIs increased.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><cite>Patrol Corporal Gabby Williams \u2013 Wylie PD<\/cite><\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/north-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/05\/Southlake-PD-Officer-Lockwood-Pic-1024x576-1.png\" alt=\"\"><p><\/p>\n<figcaption>Southlake PD<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David Tilley PIO for Plano PD said during the month of March, they had 41 alcohol related crashes, which was down 10% and one alcohol related fatality.&nbsp; up to the end of March, we have made 175 DWI\/DUI arrests for the year.&nbsp; That is down 20.5% from this time last year.&nbsp; Keep in mind that Minor DUI citations are included in the DUI\/DWI arrest totals.up to the end of March, we have made 175 DWI\/DUI arrests for the year.&nbsp; That is down 20.5% from this time last year.&nbsp; Keep in mind that Minor DUI citations are included in the DUI\/DWI arrest totals.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"para-block\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Up to the end of March, we have made 175 DWI\/DUI arrests for the year.&nbsp; That is down 20.5% from this time last year.&nbsp; Keep in mind that Minor DUI citations are included in the DUI\/DWI arrest totals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cite>David Tilley, POI Plano PD<\/cite><\/div><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we near the end of this situation, officers state the reactive approach is coming to an end and proactive approach will increase, hopefully detailing the rising numbers in DWI behavior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It would only make sense for the drunk driving numbers to go down during a time when everyone is supposed to be in the house, aside from essential workers. 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