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Fugitive convicted of sixth DWI surrenders to authorities

Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:18 AM CDT
Richard Davis Callaway, a 48-year-old Plano resident, surrendered to the Collin County Sheriff's Office Monday after nearly a month as a fugitive, announced Greg Willis, Collin County District Attorney.


On March 7, Callaway was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his sixth driving while intoxicated conviction.

Callaway appeared in court for the start of the trial and heard all of the evidence against him. After the court took a recess for lunch, Callaway never returned to the courtroom, but the trial was completed without him by Judge Ray Wheless. After the 40-year sentence was pronounced, a warrant was issued for Callaway's arrest.

On Feb. 21, 2010, Callaway was pulled over by a Plano police officer for running a red light at Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway. When the officer approached the vehicle, he noticed Callaway smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. During the course of the roadside investigation, Callaway failed all three standardized field sobriety tests. He also admitted to the officer that he had been drinking and asked if he "could just walk home." Callaway was arrested, but refused to give consent for a blood test. After running a background check and learning of Callaway's prior DWI convictions, the officer took Callaway to the Medical Center of Plano for a mandatory blood draw under a Texas law for repeat DWI offenders. The blood sample was tested by the Texas Department of Public Safety Garland Crime Laboratory and showed Callaway's blood alcohol concentration to be 0.23, almost three times the legal limit.

Testimony presented during sentencing showed that Callaway had been to prison at least twice before on burglary charges and prior DWI charges. In 1992, Callaway was convicted of his third DWI in Denton County and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.



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