Michael Karlis
San Antonio District 10 Councilman Marc Whyte speaks to reporters following council’s censure vote in January.
San Antonio Metropolis Councilman Marc Whyte was intoxicated on the night time that he was arrested and charged with Driving Whereas Intoxicated, the Categorical-Information stories, citing blood draw outcomes launched Tuesday by the Texas Division of Public Security.
Whyte’s blood alcohol content material was .089 when officers executed a warrant within the early hours of Dec. 30, in response to the every day. That is barely above the authorized restrict of 0.08.
A member of the San Antonio Police Division’s DUI job pressure pulled Whyte over shortly earlier than midnight Dec. 29. Whyte was allegedly dashing and failed to make use of his sign when altering lanes, in response to the police report.
Whyte informed the officer he had imbibed that night time however solely had one drink at El Mirasol, neighboring Myron’s Steakhouse and the Thirsty Horse Saloon.
Even so, Whyte was arrested after failing a sobriety check, in response to authorities.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg briefly stripped Whyte of his committee assignments following his arrest, and council voted 10-0 to censure the District 10 councilman throughout a Sunday, Jan. 15, assembly.
Whyte is the second District 10 Councilman to be charged with a DWI in lower than a 12 months. The opposite was his predecessor, Clayton Perry.
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