If you are pulled over by police on your way home from a dinner party and you are asked to take a field sobriety test, what do you do?
If you have been arrested for Austin DWI and your drivers license has been suspended, how do you get your drivers license back?
 If you are ordered to appear in front of a Travis County judge, do you understand the intricacies of a Texas drunk driving charge?
Regardless of your situation, you should place your trust in experienced and successful Austin DWI lawyers. The firm of Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. is a team of Austin DWI lawyers who are experienced in handling drunk driving charges in Travis County. The attorneys with the firm have assisted numerous individuals, and is very experienced and well-schooled in the art of determining the best course of action for your issues that require a Austin DWI lawyer.
Specifically, Austin DUI Defense lawyer, Tyler Flood, handles Austin DWI cases in the following areas, among others:
Austin DWI
- Driving while intoxicated, first offense, is a Class B Misdemeanor that is defined at Texas Penal Code §49.04. "A person commits an offense if the person is intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a public place".
- The elements are:
- The defendant, on or about a particular date
- Was operating a motor vehicle
- In a public place (street, highway, beach, parking lot, etc)
- In a particular county
- While intoxicated The Texas legislature has specifically defined the term "intoxication", as that term is used for prosecution of DWI cases {Texas Penal Code §49.01(2)}.
- The State may prove intoxication in three different ways:
- not having the normal use of physical faculties OR
- not having the normal use of mental faculties OR
- having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
- It is important to note that the law provides for intoxication by the introduction of any intoxicating substance into the body. Having valid prescription for a substance is not a defense to Austin DWI.
Intoxication Manslaughter/Intoxication Assault
- Intoxication Assault: A third degree felony "A person commits an offense if the person, by accident or mistake, while operating a .... motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, by reason of that intoxication causes serious bodily injury to another" {Texas Penal Code §49.07}. " Fine: A fine not to exceed $10,000.00.
- Intoxication Manslaughter:
- Second Degree Felony "A person commits an offense if the person:
- ...operates a motor vehicle in a public place, and...
- ...is intoxicated and by reason of that intoxication causes the death of another by accident or mistake."
- Fine:
- A fine not to exceed $10,000.00.
- Jail:
- Confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (Penitentiary) for a term of not less than 2 year nor more than twenty (20) years.
Endangering a Child
- If you are arrested for a DWI with a child in the car, Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. can help you with this more serious criminal matter.
Administrative License Revocation Hearings (ALR)
- Besides the criminal court, a Austin DWI defendant will have to deal with a Department of Public Safety (DPS) hearing to determine the status of his or her driver's license.
Occupational Licenses
- Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. can help you maintain the ability to drive for your job.
Expunctions
- There are opportunities to have your record cleared in certain situations, and Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. is experienced in these matters.
Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. handles cases throughout Texas, and can bring its experience to work when you need a Austin DWI lawyer.
If you have been arrested for a Austin DWI offense, do not try to handle the legal situation yourself. Contact a team of experienced and respected Austin DWI Defense lawyers such as Tyler Flood & Associates, Inc. to make sure that your rights are protected |
