There is usually huge number of drunken driving cases during holiday seasons. According to statistics, Texas witnesses a considerable rise in DWI cases during the holiday season and someone dies due to alcohol related accidents every 31 minutes. This increase is seen between Thanksgiving Day and New Year's Eve and maximum number of accidents occurs due to drunken driving. Due to this many people are also arrested every year for DWI and most of the time, the offense is the first time. About 80% of the cases are due to binge drinking but college kids as well as adults.

DWI cases in Texas during holiday season

Texas is known to have more DWI cases than other states and the number of deaths caused due to it is also largest. This is because the drivers have BAC over the legal limit of 0.8%. Though the number has reduced this year, Texas still has the highest number of cases. Holiday season leads to more DWI cases due to heavy consumption of alcohol.

Measures to control DWI in Texas during holiday season

The law enforcement officials as well as general public of Texas are working together to device strategies to combat DWI cases on holidays and weekends. Thousand of Texas police officers and law enforcement personnel work overtime at vantage points like highways, roads, streets and near hotels and pubs to check the BAC level of drivers and control drunk driving.

This becomes critical as a lot of innocent Texans become victims to DWI fatalities. Law enforcement personnel use different means to check the BAC like breathalyzers, blood and urine sample tests. If the level is higher than the legal limit, then the DWI penalties in Texas are quite severe. It worsens with the number of offenses and repeated offense can lead to a felony case.

5 simple ways to avoid DWI cases

Some simple and easy ways to Avoid DWI cases in Texas during holiday season are:

• Adhere to the DWI laws 
• Not to drive after drinking
• Use a taxi or have a driver to get you back home if you have had a drink 
• Try and avoid alcohol completely and drink non-alcoholic beverages 
• Hand over your vehicle keys to the driver prior to attending a party during the holiday season

Be more responsible as holiday season is meant to have a good time. But that does not mean that you drink and drive and be fatal to others. Even though you are able to consume sizable amount of alcohol and be steady, it can still affect your judgment and can impair your ability to drive a motor vehicle safely. So be careful this holiday season and prevent drunk driving and do not make the holiday of innocent people miserable by your drunk driving.