It is literally carnage in the street," Pacillas said. In the first two weeks of this year, theElPasoPoliceDepartment issuedDWIarrests increased by 6% from 2023 to 2025, with more than 5,000 impaired drivers arrestedby EPPD in the past three years, the mayor added. ElPaso Increases DWI Enforcement; Bar Owners Say Prevention Starts Inside.10, troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety, together with ElPasoPoliceDepartment officers netted 15 arrests and more than 170 citations and warnings.

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ELPASO, Texas (KVIA) -- TheElPasoDWI Task Force is on the streets this Memorial Day weekend, and is arresting those that are drivingdrunk on the road in ElPaso County. ELPASO, Texas โ€” A tragic early-morning crash in Northeast ElPaso claimed the life of a motorcyclist and injured another.They set his bond at $250,000. Munozโ€™s death marks the 51st traffic fatality in ElPaso this year. ELPASO, TX, (October 16, 2025) โ€” A motorcyclist identified as 25-year-old Gilbert Lincon was seriously injured early Thursday morning after being struck by an alleged drunk driver in ElPaso, according to theElPasoPoliceDepartment.

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Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video bythe journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. The case began in August when ElPasoPolice and the DEA began investigating Saenz who is accused of running a local cocaine distribution operation, the criminal complaint filed in his caserevealed. Another general penalty that individuals will have to face is 72 hours to 10 years in jail. The more severe the DWI was, and the more additional charges associated with the DWI, the worse the penalties will be.