Austin police officer accused of drunken driving down Sixth Street at 65 mph, affidavit says

[TexasTowelie]

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 document 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 affidavit 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).

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/breaking-news/breaking-austin-police-officer-accused-drunken-driving-down-sixth-street-mph-affidavit-says/Gv3Rlv04bME4cPVJFKBwJO/

[cbreezen]

1. That person must have been in a mood.

I know this map. Without the Dallas-like crap that infiltrated Austin after I moved.

[TexasTowelie]

2. I drove down that stretch going home from work for about eight years.

65 is definitely too fast for that area--even that late at night.