No Refusal initiative kicks off across the Valley
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To help keep suspected drunk drivers off the road, all four district attorneys in the Rio Grande Valley are launching a No Refusal initiative to run through the holidays.
“We're not asking you not to drink, we're just telling you do it responsibly,” Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio “Terry” Palacios said.
As part of the initiative, drivers suspected of being intoxicated will have their blood drawn if they refuse a breathalyzer test.
Judges will be on standby to sign warrants to get the blood drawn.
“This is a community problem that's happening every season,” Palacios said. “Every festive season something happens, somebody dies when it's so easy to get an Uber get a ride — get a designated driver."
The No Refusal initiative kicks off on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and runs through Thursday, Jan. 2.
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