The 33rd/424th District Attorney’s Office said it will “aggressively” pursue and prosecute intoxicated and reckless driving charges within its jurisdiction from here on out.

While no specific cases were mentioned, the announcement comes on the heels of eight recent fatalities on Burnet and Llano county roads. Five women were killed on U.S. 281 in Burnet County on July 25 ; while one person died July 27 and two people were killed Aug. 3 on Texas 71 in Llano County.

“Our community has suffered too many heartbreaking losses in recent weeks because of people driving on our roads with blatant disregard for the safety of others,” said District Attorney Perry Thomas in a Wednesday, Aug. 13, media release. “My office is currently pursuing these cases with the full force of the law, and w

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