Austin DWI Attorney

Mark McCrimmon is an experienced Austin DWI Attorney. From his firm in downtown Austin, Mr. McCrimmon has represented countless clients that have been charged with drunk driving under the State of Texas Driving While Intoxicated, or DWI, laws.

As an Austin DWI Attorney, Mark McCrimmon has helped parents who have had children arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or marijuana, as well as helping men and women whose jobs, professional reputations, and future livelihoods are at a risk of permanent harm if there is DWI conviction placed on their record.

Intoxication under Texas Law: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

The Texas Penal Code outlaws driving while intoxicated (DWI) and state law also defines exactly what will be considered “intoxication” – under Texas Penal Code Section §49.01 (2)(b), any driver over the age of 21 years is assumed to be intoxicated if the driver’s breath or blood test shows an alcohol content of .08% or more.

Austin DWI attorney Mark McCrimmon reminds that you can be charged with being legally intoxicated if any one of these three tests (blood, breath, or urine) shows an alcohol concentration of 0.08%. You may also be charged if you are without “the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body.”