DWI

According to a press release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Richard H. LeDoux Jr. was arrested on November 17 at roughly 2 a.m., for 4th offense DWI.

According to a press release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Benjamin R. Myers of Moss Bluff has been booked on fourth offense DWI.

Really? Fourth DWI? My question remains ... why is he on the street after his third? With bond set at only $66,000 you may see him get his fifth.

This is certainly not great driving weather. Wet roads are dangerous and even more dangerous when facing the rain and impaired drivers. Louisiana State Police Troop D can not do anything about the weather ; but they can remove impaired drivers from our roadways and that will be the goal of Saturday's checkpoint night.

This story seems to repeat with different names. This one is even more puzzling since he was previously arrested for vehicular homicide.

What is it that some people fail to understand about driving while drunk? We are inundated with messages warning us not to drink and drive. We know the legal aspect and we all know that innocent people get hurt. Some people still do not get the message as is eveident by two more 4th offense DWI arrest.

So if you are going to grab bags of crawfish and run out of the store without paying for them ... maybe you should be in good enough shape to have enough lung power to blow into your ignition interlock so you can start your car. I would be embarrassed to be this guy.

Last week we heard the sad story of a Westlake man getting his fourth DWI. This enforces the point that we still need DWI checkpoints.  These checkpoints are designed to make us safer by removing impaired drivers from our roads.

So there was Samuel Wade Dubois weaving down I-10 Saturday afternoon. Samuel is pretty good at weaving. He already had three DWI offenses and was operating a vehicle with an ignition interlock. He somehow got around the interlock. He did not avoid his fourth DWI.

While we were all celebrating the beginning of a long weekend. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were trying to keep our roads safe with a DWI and Seatbelt checkpoint on the 1300 block of Country Club Road. Impaired drivers were removed from our roads and others were deterred from such behavior in the future.

People who drink and drive put themselves and others at grave risk. The problem is that drinking clouds your judgement ... so decisions like whether or not they should drive ... become clouded. The best practice is to designate a driver before you start drinking. Area law enforcement agencies are working hard to remove and prevent impaired drivers on our roads.

Where do I start with this one. Most people throw bottles or rocks. I've even heard of people throwing shoes at others. Most people throw inanimate objects. Not this guy!