According to data from the San Antonio Police Department, DWI arrests have gone up every year over the past three years.
In 2020, there were a total of 3,699 DWI arrests. In 2021, the number grew to 4,289 and last year, there was a total of 4,394 DWI arrests.
“It happens a lot at night because of open traffic, or it might be wide open highways, general areas and people take advantage of that sometimes,” said SAPD Ofc. Bruce Holson. “The most challenging thing is just being in the right place, the right time, trying to go out there and locate them on the highway.”
“Your first step is going to be your HGN — Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. That’s going to be the checking of the eyes,” said Guzman. “After that, you conduct your walk-and-turn, which is basically walk nine steps forward heel-to-toe, do a turnaround, do nine steps back heel-to-toe. The last test is going to be your one-leg stance. You will stand on that foot for approximately 30 seconds.”
“He was failing to maintain the single lane of travel. I saw it several times in this area for a little bit, just to make sure it’s consistent with what I’m looking for,” said Holson. “I did see that he had some bloodshot eyes, which is a good sign of intoxication. He said he was coming from work, but I just wanted to verify and make sure that he wasn’t impaired based on the driving factors that I observed.
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