Memorial Day will herald the beginning of a safer summer on Lake Conroe with a first-of-its-kind crackdown on boaters who operate their vessels drunk.
People suspected of boating while intoxicated who refuse a field sobriety test will be taken to a Houston Police Department mobile unit – one of two stationed at the lake – for blood and breathalyzer tests, Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Warren Diepraam said.
A judge will be stationed at each mobile unit to issue a search warrant for blood tests. Nurses also will be at the units to draw blood.
The DA’s Office is teaming up with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Precinct 1 Constable’s Office Lake Patrol, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Houston Police Department for the initiative, which Diepraam said is the first of its kind in the nation.
“I’ve not found one anywhere,” he said. “(District Attorney) Brett Ligon wants to restore boating safety to Lake Conroe.”
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