AUSTIN, Texas — Officials say there is no evidence that a Central Texas prosecutor who was convicted of driving while intoxicated was involved in a hit-and-run accident that happened on the same night she was arrested.
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was arrested April 12 following a report of a vehicle swerving in traffic. Her blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit for driving. She pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and served 45 days in jail.
The Travis County sheriff's office had investigated whether Lehmberg had hit another vehicle.
But sheriff's office spokesman Roger Wade tells the Austin American-Statesman that Lehmberg's car could not have damaged the other vehicle. The sheriff's office has ended its investigation in the case.
Lehmberg's refusal to step down has stirred controversy.