Calls from passing motorists can help Texas police locate drunk drivers and get them off the road.<\/p>\n
Many of the calls emergency dispatchers receive must be transferred to other jurisdictions and the 911 callers may not be present to see the driver they suspected of driving while inebriated, but both Texas dispatchers and police have stated that passing motorists are a great help. The director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Jeff Miracle, says that he speaks to someone approximately once a month who feels they called 911 to report a potentially drunk driver, only to have to eventually give up when an officer did not arrive in time to make a stop. But, says Miracle, he knows the police are trying to catch as many drunk drivers as possible.<\/p>\n
The police have stated that the 911 calls from a concerned citizen often must be transferred from one jurisdiction to another as the driver (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calls from passing motorists can help Texas police locate drunk drivers and get them off the road. Many of the calls emergency dispatchers receive must be transferred to other jurisdictions and the 911 callers may not be present to see…<\/span><\/p>\n