Austin cop accused of DWI, going 65 on 6th St.
Officer wouldn’t take field sobriety, breath tests, affidavit says.
An Austin police officer was arrested early Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a fellow officer spotted him doing 65 mph on West Sixth Street, according to an arrest affidavit.
Shawnn Williams, 34, was pulled over around 1:36 a.m. Austin police confirmed Williams is an officer with the Police Department.
The affidavit says an officer was parking in a garage in the 1200 block of West Sixth Street when he heard a loud car approaching. The officer saw a red Corvette speeding by and rolled out on the street to catch up.
The document says the officer first clocked the car with front-moving radar at 65 mph on West Sixth Street between Lamar Boulevard and Mopac Boulevard (Loop 1).
When the officer pulled him over, Williams’ eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his speech was slurred and confused and he smelled of alcohol, the report says.
Williams refused to take a field sobriety test and declined to take a breath test, the affidavit says.
“Williams said he couldn’t remember how much alcohol he had to drink, nor could he remember where he was coming from on 6th Street,” the affidavit says.
Williams was suspended for six days in 2013 after failing to write an offense report or ticket a minor who admitted drinking and driving, according to a disciplinary memo.
Williams served the suspension from Aug. 15 through Aug. 20, the memo says.