The Irving Police Department conducted DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) No-Refusal operations over the New Year’s Eve holiday weekend. The operations took place on the nights of Friday, December 30th and Saturday, December 31st by means of a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation. During No-Refusal operations, those arrested for DWI are offered only a blood test to determine their blood alcohol concentration. A search warrant, authorizing a blood draw, is sought for anyone refusing consent to a blood test.
A total of 10 DWI arrests were made and 36 citations issued by officers working grant funded positions over the holiday weekend. Of those 10 arrests, 2 were felony offenses and 3 required search warrants to obtain blood samples. Additionally, officers made 3 arrests for offenses other than DWI.
