A Hays County commissioner crashed into another vehicle in west Austin before being charged with driving while intoxicated, court records related to his April 2021 arrest confirm.
– A Hays County commissioner crashed into another vehicle in West Austin before being charged with driving while intoxicated, court records related to his April 2021 arrest confirm.
Commissioner Walt Smith, 47, was taken into custody by Austin police who responded to the 2200 block of Lake Austin Blvd. just after 3 a.m. on April 28, 2021. Smith, the Precinct 4 commissioner since 2019, told police his knee hurt. An officer noted a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from Smith who also had bloodshot and glassy eyes, an arrest affidavit states.
Smith later told officers on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the most intoxicated he had been in his life, he was a 2. Smith said prior to the crash he had consumed two cocktails containing vodka, the affidavit states.His case is scheduled for a pretrial conference on Nov. 4, Travis County court records show.“This incident occurred 17 months ago and we are patiently waiting as the case works its way through the criminal justice system.
Smith, who is currently running for reelection, won the Republic primary in March by garnering more than 62 percent of the vote.Late last year, Smith was caught on camera urinating next to a truck in a parking lot outside a Dripping Springs beer and wine bar.KSAT Investigates could find no record that Smith was ever criminally charged for the urinating incident.Emmy-award winning reporter Dillon Collier joined KSAT Investigates in September 2016.
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