A longtime KSAT 12 sports director charged with DWI has hired an expert in defending such cases.
Greg Simmons, who was arrested Friday and released the same day, retained Louis D. Martinez.
Arrest records also indicate that Simmons was not given any special conditions, such as requiring an ignition interlock device, prior to his release on a personal recognizance bond of $1,000.
An arraignment in his case is set for Feb. 28, according to court records.
Simmons was pulled over early Friday morning after Bexar County deputies responded to reports that he had been drifting side to side before stopping in the middle of the road around Evans Road and TPC Parkway near Stone Oak.
It took five minutes for Simmons to pull over after a deputy signaled him to do so, a report states. He had trouble maintaining focus and believed he was driving on U.S. 281, investigators said. He also gave the deputy a gold American Express card when asked for his license.
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Simmons struggled to recite the alphabet during a field sobriety test, the report states. A breath sample could not be obtained, but a blood test was done to determine his blood alcohol level, the sheriff’s office said.
Martinez is a partner at the small downtown law firm Price & Martinez. The firm has two five five lawyers, according to information on file with the State Bar of Texas.
Martinez became a partner there in 2009, according to his LinkedIn profile. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995 and went on to Texas A&M University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government in 1995. He graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 2002.
In a statement Friday on Simmons’ DWI arrest, KSAT asked other news organizations to “respect the privacy of all involved and refrain from speculation or conjecture.”
It continued: “We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates as they become available.”
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