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More on the consequences and costs of undue leniency for repeat drunk driving

By Douglas A. Berman

This article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that reinforces my concerns (recently discussed here) about the harmful consequences and costs of undue sentencing leniency being shown to repeat drunk drivers. The new piece is headlined "One drunken driver?s tab: $365,000," and here is how it starts: The little blue Chevy Cavalier was mangled, its 19-year-old driver trapped inside. Up against a nearby tree, the pickup truck was on fire. The crash woke Blaze Selestow, who ran out of his house and heard the pickup's driver pleading: "Help me. Help me." Selestow smelled alcohol as he pulled Ricky Adair out of the cab. Moments later, the truck burst into flames. Adair was a mess. He had two broken kneecaps and two broken ankles, along with a huge gash on his forehead and a host of other injuries...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 21, 2008 (boomark / email).