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San Antonio among 5 U.S. cities with highest risk for drunk-driving fatalities

Only Austin, Chicago and Dallas ranked higher on the new study.

by Sanford Nowlin March 3, 2025July 31, 2025

Only Austin, Chicago and Dallas ranked higher on the new study.

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Texas ranks near top for its drunk driving problem, new study reports

The Lone Star State’s rate of drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes is nearly double the national average.

by Sanford Nowlin September 5, 2024February 28, 2025

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Long-running San Antonio sports anchor Greg Simmons resigns from KSAT after DWI charge

The sportscaster, who spent 42 years at the TV station, announced his departure in a statement carried on its 10 p.m. newscast.

by Sanford Nowlin January 31, 2023July 9, 2025

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San Antonio police arrest Bexar County deputy, who faces accusations of DWI, evading arrest

‘It’s my belief he knowingly gambled with his career and is well on his way to losing that bet,’ the sheriff said.

by Sanford Nowlin July 5, 2022July 28, 2025

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Texas ranks in the top 5 states with the most drunk driving

San Antonio was also ranked as having one of the highest DUI arrest rates in the nation.

by Michael Karlis June 22, 2022October 26, 2024

San Antonio’s Burleson Beer Yard now offering free rides home to drunk patrons

“In the event that you drove and had a few too many we will cover your ride home, no questions asked,” the bar said on social media.

by Nina Rangel May 2, 2022February 3, 2025

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Viral Abbott TikTok, Texas Renaissance Festival: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

by San Antonio Current Staff October 15, 2021May 28, 2025

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The driver who killed San Antonio cyclist Tito Bradshaw receives 20 days in jail plus probation

by Sanford Nowlin October 14, 2021October 16, 2024

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Allen West, GOP candidate for governor, calls wife’s DWI arrest in Dallas ‘insidious’

by Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune August 23, 2021August 17, 2023

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Padre Island National Seashore will set up a sobriety checkpoint for Memorial Day weekend

by Nina Rangel May 28, 2021August 3, 2023

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SAPD officer arrested for DWI after driving 100 mph and swerving onto shoulder of Loop 410

Sanford NowlinOctober 22, 2020August 3, 2023

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San Antonio Native, Actor Henry Thomas Arrested for DUI in Oregon

Kelly NelsonOctober 22, 2019August 30, 2024

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Police Identify Suspected Drunk Driver Who Crashed Into Car, Seriously Injuring Three People

Sarah MartinezJuly 9, 2019August 9, 2024

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Now That Fiesta Has Begun, Here’s a Look at How Drunk Driving Spikes During San Antonio’s Citywide Party

Sarah MartinezApril 19, 2019August 3, 2023

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Beto Apologizes for ‘Demeaning Comments About Women’ in College Newspaper

Sanford NowlinOctober 2, 2018June 6, 2024

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Lou Diamond Phillips Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving Near Corpus Christi

Sarah MartinezApril 5, 2018August 26, 2024