Montgomery County officials said 60 people were arrested for driving while intoxicated during the 2025 Labor Day weekend, including four felony cases, in a countywide crackdown aimed at preventing impaired driving.
As part of a yearly effort to stop drunk driving, Montgomery County police arrested 60 people over the Labor Day weekend on suspicion of driving while impaired, officials said Tuesday.
Two fully staffed "No Refusal" processing sites were part of the 2025 Labor Day DWI Enforcement Initiative. These sites let police get warrants for blood draws quickly. Prosecutors said that the streamlined method kept officers in the field and let them focus on enforcement, while also making sure that drunk drivers were taken off the roads quickly.
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office says that four of the arrests were for felonies. Officials said that each arrest stops a possible tragedy from happening on one of the biggest travel weekends of the year.
Brett Ligon, the district attorney, said that the operation shows how serious the county is about driving while intoxicated.
According to Ligon, every warrant signed, every blood draw finished, and every drunk driver arrested sends a clear message: Montgomery County will not stand for drunk driving.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the Conroe Police Department, all five Montgomery County Constables' Offices, the Magnolia Police Department, the Oak Ridge North Police Department, the Roman Forest Police Department, the Splendora Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Game Wardens were all part of the project.
Partners in the community also played a part. Over the weekend, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Citizens Academy Alumni Association and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) helped the police.
Chief Prosecutor Taylor Vanegas said that "prevention, protection, and prosecution" are the main goals of the program.
"Keeping people from driving drunk in the first place, keeping everyone safe on our roads, and then effectively prosecuting those who choose to put others at risk," Vanegas said.
Officials in Montgomery County said they are still committed to cracking down on drunk driving all year, not just on holiday weekends. They also said that the Labor Day effort is an example of how working together with prosecutors can help protect families in the area and send a strong message that crime is not acceptable.
