HOPKINS COUNTY, TX – A Brashear man is facing charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 13, 2025, on Interstate 30.
According to a probable cause affidavit, officers with the Sulphur Springs Police Department stopped Joseph Carl Morris, 55, around 1:56 a.m. in the 600 block of Bill Bradford Road.
Authorities say Morris, who was alone in the vehicle, showed obvious signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and difficulty maintaining balance. He reportedly admitted to consuming alcohol earlier that night.
After failing multiple field sobriety tests, Morris was placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated – 1st Offense (MB). He was transported to Christus Mother Francis Hospital for a blood specimen collection and then booked into the Hopkins County Jail without further incident.
His 2010 black Toyota Murano was impounded by Benson Brothers Wrecker Service.
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