POTTER COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) - Today the 47th District Attorney’s Office announced the sentencing of two people in DWI cases.

In the first case, a jury in the 181st District Court found Tara Rios guilty of driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 in the vehicle.

The jury gave her the maximum punishment under the law, two years in state jail and a maximum fine.

In the second case, a jury in the 320th District Court found Juan Gonzalez Salazar guilty of driving while intoxicated 3rd or more.

The jury also sentenced him to two years in the TDCJ.

“There is absolutely no excuse to driving while intoxicated and putting the community at risk. We hope that seeking high sentences on these cases will encourage people to choose designated drivers, rideshares, and other safe options for tra

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