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A longtime KXAS-TV anchor was suspended after being arrested early Sunday in Dallas County on SUSPICION of driving while intoxicated, according to local news reports.
A Department of Public Safety trooper stopped Jane McGarry, 56, who was driving a 2007 Porsche, after she failed to signal a lane change on the Dallas North Tollway, according to The Dallas Morning News.
She had bloodshot, droopy eyes, swayed and "used a loud tone of voice when talking," a DPS report said.
She also failed several sobriety tests including the "walk and turn," the "one-leg stand" and reciting the alphabet after she was stopped at 1:30 a.m., The Morning News reported.
McGarry admitted to drinking three glasses of wine, according to the report, but refused a breathalyzer test. A mandatory blood sample was then taken, reports say.
McGarry had no previous DWI arrests, and she has no previous convictions, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
She has been with the station since 1992, according to the KXAS-TV Channel 5 website.
"NBC 5 station management is looking into the matter this evening and has no further comment," Brian Hocker, vice president of programming for KXAS-TV, said Sunday.
It was NOT proven that was intoxicated.
I have been staring at the comments section for way too long tonight and honestly the loyalty people feel toward Jane is just overwhelming. It feels like nobody is waiting for the facts before they jump to conclusions which is exactly why we need to keep this going until the station actually listens to us.
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Sarah Williamson
14 years ago
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Everyone makes mistakes. She has been on our tv for years and does a great job. Let her come back to work already.
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Brenda Cole
14 years ago
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BRING JANE BACK! She is the best anchor you guys have and she does not deserve this treatment.
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Mike Yamamoto
14 years ago
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This is ridiculous. Being suspended for a first time arrest that isnt even proven yet? Give her a break shes been a staple at channel 5 forever.
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The Petition
A longtime KXAS-TV anchor was suspended after being arrested early Sunday in Dallas County on SUSPICION of driving while intoxicated, according to local news reports.
A Department of Public Safety trooper stopped Jane McGarry, 56, who was driving a 2007 Porsche, after she failed to signal a lane change on the Dallas North Tollway, according to The Dallas Morning News.
She had bloodshot, droopy eyes, swayed and "used a loud tone of voice when talking," a DPS report said.
She also failed several sobriety tests including the "walk and turn," the "one-leg stand" and reciting the alphabet after she was stopped at 1:30 a.m., The Morning News reported.
McGarry admitted to drinking three glasses of wine, according to the report, but refused a breathalyzer test. A mandatory blood sample was then taken, reports say.
McGarry had no previous DWI arrests, and she has no previous convictions, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
She has been with the station since 1992, according to the KXAS-TV Channel 5 website.
"NBC 5 station management is looking into the matter this evening and has no further comment," Brian Hocker, vice president of programming for KXAS-TV, said Sunday.
It was NOT proven that was intoxicated.
I have been staring at the comments section for way too long tonight and honestly the loyalty people feel toward Jane is just overwhelming. It feels like nobody is waiting for the facts before they jump to conclusions which is exactly why we need to keep this going until the station actually listens to us.
3 Comments
S
Sarah Williamson
14 years ago
Featured
Everyone makes mistakes. She has been on our tv for years and does a great job. Let her come back to work already.
B
Brenda Cole
14 years ago
Featured
BRING JANE BACK! She is the best anchor you guys have and she does not deserve this treatment.
M
Mike Yamamoto
14 years ago
Featured
This is ridiculous. Being suspended for a first time arrest that isnt even proven yet? Give her a break shes been a staple at channel 5 forever.
Everyone makes mistakes. She has been on our tv for years and does a great job. Let her come back to work already.