DWI charges dropped for Walt Smith

Hays County, News

megan.wehring on September 28, 2022

By Megan Wehring

HAYS COUNTY – A DWI charge for a 2021 traffic incident involving Hays County Commissioner Walt Smith was recently dropped.

Walt Smith

The charge was dropped at a Travis County hearing on Friday, Sept. 16. Smith is now charged with a misdemeanor traffic violation for obstructing a highway passageway and has been sentenced to nine months of community supervision, according to the plea agreement. Smith will also need to pay a $200 fine and court costs, along with using an I...

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