Drunk Drivers in Texas to Be Named on Twitter

Courtesy Mashable!  Fri, 12/25/2009 - 18:43

Drunk driving in Montgomery County, Texas, this holiday season?

Expect to see your name in Tweets, as the local district attorney’s office has vowed to name and shame drunk drivers on Twitter.

The tactic, hoping to dissuade drunk drivers using the threat of public humiliation, will see DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) arrests documented on the @MontgomeryTXDAO Twitter account, owned by Montgomery County District Attorney, Brett Ligon.

The idea was conceived by County...


 

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