SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Councilman Marc Whyte agreed to a plea deal Wednesday that changed his December 2023 drunk driving case to a non-DWI charge.
In an appearance before Bexar County Court 11 Judge Erica Pena, the District 10 councilman pleaded “no contest” to “obstruction of a highway” in exchange for deferred adjudication. That means he will not be convicted if he completes his six months of probation, which includes not drinking alcohol.
Whyte was also given 48 hours of community service, fined $850, charged for $270 in court costs, and must pay monthly supervisory fees.
He must also undergo a DWI education course and a victim impact panel, though Whyte’s attorneys asked for credit for him already taking at least one of them.
Though “obstruction of a highway” is the same level offense as Whyte’s original DWI charge, a Class B Misdemeanor, it does not carry the same stigma.
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