Officials have put a beefed up no refusal program to fight drunk driving in place through the entire month of March. There will be extra prosecutors, nurses and a judge, available 24 hours a day to process DWI arrests.
According to the district attorney's office, there are an average of 600 arrests for DWI in Harris County in the month of March, which features the rodeo, St. Patrick's day, and spring break -- all times when many people do drink alcohol.
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said, "We now hold the national record for having the most intoxication-related fatalities in the country. That is a title that I would like to lose this March."
Under the no-refusal policy, if a suspected drunk driver refuses a Breathalyzer test, the officer gets a search warrant for a blood draw. Blood is tested right away and if a person is over the legal limit, they are arrested on the spot.
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