And we care about this why?
Two DUI’s in the past 10 years?
Did he harm anyone? Nope.
Speeding tickets are written every day.
Speeders kill more annually than drinking drivers. Why no stories on people with 10 or more speeding tickets?
Why not try to skate on this one….it seems he has been successful several other times in winning his freedom despite an atrocious record. And I’m sure his brother is a credible witness…..
Can’t wait to read about conviction No. 12 at some point in the future here in IJ.
Is this guy related to the guy in Rhode Island who had .85 BA? They should lock them up together so they can look at each other all the time and see themselves.
How can a guy with so many DUI convictions be roaming free? Isn’t PA the place where the state owns the liquor stores? If this was Texas he would be in Jail after 2 convictions. It’s a harsh system but it deters….
Issuing DUI citations, suspending licences, and imposing petty fines and jail sentences obviously don’t have any impact. “IF” legislators wanted to get serious about addressing the problem (which is questionable given their past performance), they need to strike at the source of the problem, not the symptom. There needs to be a consequence that gets the attention of even the most stupid, chronic, drinker AND anyone who provides them with a vehicle to drive. Here’s a suggestion to accomplish that.
1st DUI conviction: $5,000 fine, 90 days in jail, and impound ANY vehicle he/she was driving for 6 months.
2nd DUI conviction: $10,000 fine, 180-days in jail, and impound ANY vehicle he/she is driving for 12 months.
3rd DUI conviction: $100,000 fine, 5 years in jail, and convication of ANY vehicle he/she is driving to be sold with the money going to a fund for un-compensate victims of idiots who drive drunk.
In reality, our legal system won’t ever do the right thing. The comparatively small number of innocent people who are maimed or killed by them simply isn’t important enough. Just hope this issue never strikes too close to home.
I don’t understand, in 1990 I had a DUI and was sentenced to 6 mos loss of license, had to complete a 5 week ARD class that was over and above the fine and court costs I had to pay. I had a probation officer even though I was granted ARD that I had to report into for 6 months AND get premission from to go back to college as it was in another county. This arrest occurred at 21 years old, 10 seconds from my front door, no accident, etc…
Either PA is getting more lax, and I doubt it here in the Communist Republic of Rendell, or this info is not incorrect.
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And we care about this why?
Two DUI’s in the past 10 years?
Did he harm anyone? Nope.
Speeding tickets are written every day.
Speeders kill more annually than drinking drivers. Why no stories on people with 10 or more speeding tickets?
Does IJ love MADD propaganda? It appears so.
Get him off the road. Behind bars would be goos.
Why do idiots like this continue to defend drunks who drive? How stupid can these individuals be? Take your anti MADD rants elsewhere fool.
Why not try to skate on this one….it seems he has been successful several other times in winning his freedom despite an atrocious record. And I’m sure his brother is a credible witness…..
Can’t wait to read about conviction No. 12 at some point in the future here in IJ.
Is this guy related to the guy in Rhode Island who had .85 BA? They should lock them up together so they can look at each other all the time and see themselves.
I agree. Fools who defend any drunk driver – especially one that has been convicted 11 times – need to have their head and heart examined.
How can a guy with so many DUI convictions be roaming free? Isn’t PA the place where the state owns the liquor stores? If this was Texas he would be in Jail after 2 convictions. It’s a harsh system but it deters….
Issuing DUI citations, suspending licences, and imposing petty fines and jail sentences obviously don’t have any impact. “IF” legislators wanted to get serious about addressing the problem (which is questionable given their past performance), they need to strike at the source of the problem, not the symptom. There needs to be a consequence that gets the attention of even the most stupid, chronic, drinker AND anyone who provides them with a vehicle to drive. Here’s a suggestion to accomplish that.
1st DUI conviction: $5,000 fine, 90 days in jail, and impound ANY vehicle he/she was driving for 6 months.
2nd DUI conviction: $10,000 fine, 180-days in jail, and impound ANY vehicle he/she is driving for 12 months.
3rd DUI conviction: $100,000 fine, 5 years in jail, and convication of ANY vehicle he/she is driving to be sold with the money going to a fund for un-compensate victims of idiots who drive drunk.
In reality, our legal system won’t ever do the right thing. The comparatively small number of innocent people who are maimed or killed by them simply isn’t important enough. Just hope this issue never strikes too close to home.
If this was Texas, he’d be on the Row.
I don’t understand, in 1990 I had a DUI and was sentenced to 6 mos loss of license, had to complete a 5 week ARD class that was over and above the fine and court costs I had to pay. I had a probation officer even though I was granted ARD that I had to report into for 6 months AND get premission from to go back to college as it was in another county. This arrest occurred at 21 years old, 10 seconds from my front door, no accident, etc…
Either PA is getting more lax, and I doubt it here in the Communist Republic of Rendell, or this info is not incorrect.