Defunded Austin PD takes so long to respond to DUI crash, driver sobers up and walks free: Family

Det. Thomas Villarreal of the Austin Police Association discusses the PD's decision to implement artificial intelligence software in an effort to alleviate their officer shortage on'Fox & Friends Weekend.' A couple hit head on by a suspected drunk driver in Austin, Texas, said it took 2.5 hours for police to respond to the crash – allowing the driver to sober up and avoid charges. Lacey Purciful told Fox News Digital the family called 911 five times after the March 18 crash, but the several understaffed police department left them waiting. Purciful said she was driving with her husband Dustin and two children down Jollyville Road in North Austin at around 4 p.m. after a day at the aquarium when a male driver cut across two lanes of traffic and slammed into them head-on. "Head on, didn't hit the brakes, airbags deployed, screaming kids, smoke, adrenaline, we started screaming, and got the kids out of the car," Purciful told Fox News Digital about the crash.