Earlier this month, Orvel Wayne Speck was given the maximum sentence of 60 years in prison for driving drunk and killing three Houston residents.  Speck received 20 years for each count of intoxication manslaughter with each sentence to be served consecutively.  46-year old Speck, who has AIDS, will be 106 if he serves all 60 years.  He will not receive parole until he is 76.

Speck addressed the jury before they were sent off to make their decision and stated, “It’s destroyed my life.  I can’t proclaim my sorrow enough….I’m not a monster.  I didn’t intentionally kill anybody”.  Speck testified that he did not remember anything between having drinks at a bar in Galveston and waking up in the hospital.

If you or someone you know has been charged with driving under the influence, contact the Houston drunk driving defense lawyers of Johnson, Johnson & Baer at 713-222-0400 to learn more about your rights.

A Houston driver with two children in the car was involved in a serious two-car accident that injured the children so seriously that they required emergency air medical evacuation.

While it was unclear which driver was at fault in the two-car accident on Highway 288 and Oak Drive, the driver with the children in the vehicle was cited for driving while intoxicated, a serious offense that could also come with a charge of child endangerment.

If you or someone you love is facing a DUI or DWI charge, an experienced lawyer may be your best chance of beating the charge. Please contact the Houston DWI attorneys of Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., by calling 713-222-0400 today.