An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman’s vehicle, telling officers later that she had cut him off.
Brian Lovell, an associate district judge in Garfield County, Oklahoma, was arrested Sept. 11 on a misdemeanor count of reckless driving. A felony count of engaging in deadly conduct with a firearm was forwarded to a grand jury for consideration.
Lovell was released on $10,000 bond and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
Wait what? Texas definitely has both a written exam and a driving test. Is it more extensive in other states or something?
Eta: Texas doesn’t require you to take a driver’s ed course if you’re over 18 years old, but you still have to pass both the written exam and driving test. Maybe that’s what you were remembering?