Records: 59 arrested on felony DWI charges in May in the San Antonio area

59 people were arrested on felony DWI charges in May in the San Antonio area. 59 people were arrested on felony DWI charges in May in the San Antonio area. Photo: Bexar County Jail Photo: Bexar County Jail Image 1 of / 87 Caption Close Records: 59 arrested on felony DWI charges in May in the San Antonio area 1 / 87 Back to Gallery

In May, 59 people were arrested by Bexar County law enforcement agencies on felony DWI charges, according to court records.

The charges include driving while intoxicated — third or more, intoxication assault, and driving while intoxicated with a child.

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Only one suspect, Michael Berry, was arrested on a charge of intoxication assault. There were zero arrests in May for charges related to fatal drunk driving incidents, records showed.

While intoxication was not suspected in any fatal crashes last month, the total number of suspects arrested on felony DWI charges was larger than the tally taken in April, when 44 people were arrested.

Here are the number of charges broken down for March. Some people may be facing multiple charges:

Intoxication assault (third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison): 1

Driving while intoxicated — with child passenger under 15 years old (state jail felony punishable by up to two years in prison): 19

Driving while intoxicated — third or more (third-degree felony): 40

MySA.com has tracked the felony DWI issue in Bexar County since 2015.

Mugshots for Rene Marez, Luis David Valdez and Daniel Julian Perez were not available. Marez was charged with driving while intoxicated, third or more. Valdez and Perez were both charged with driving while intoxicated with a child.

Click through the slideshow to see the suspects arrested on felony DWI charges in May 2019.

Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County. Read him on our breaking news site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com | fsabawi@mysa.com | @FaresInSA