All 26 people who had blood samples taken from them by Austin police because they refused a breath test after being arrested for driving while intoxicated over the Halloween weekend were above the legal limit, police said Monday.
One of the blood samples, taken from a man who crashed into a North Austin house, showed that his blood alcohol content was .29, said Austin Police Lt. David Mahoney. The legal blood alcohol content for Texas drivers is .08.
Police arrested a total of 54 people for DWI from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1 and gave them a choice of a breath test or having a search warrant issued for their blood. Austin police said they plan to run the same operation during New Year’s Eve.
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