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Defendant?s Remorse Gets Him a Lighter Sentence

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Jack Alvord, 61, was sentenced to 22 months in prison by a Portland judge when he plead guilty to DUI, reckless driving, and to third degree assault. Alvord, who was driving with a BAC of 0.30%, hit a blind man who was walking on the sidewalk (pining him between the car and a utility pole) before driving off. Alvord was then chased by fourteen people who caught him less than a mile away. What?s noteworthy about this case is the fact that Alvord and the man whom he left with a broken pelvis and two broken legs are now friends. Alvord was extremely remorseful for his actions. He voluntarily checked himself into a 30-day residential alcohol treatment center, urged his insurance company to pay a $1.25 million settlement, and has pledged that once he completes his prison sentence, he will speak to others in an effort to educate them about the dangers of drinking and driving...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).