Dover — Drunk drivers will face stiffer penalties under new Delaware legislation.
The law calls for longer prison sentences for drivers who have been convicted of Driving Under the Influence three or more times. The legislation also offers to cut those sentences in half in exchange for participation in drug and alcohol treatment and monitoring.
House Bill 168, sponsored by Rep. Helene Keeley, D-Wilmington South, and Sen. Patricia Blevins, D-Elsmere, passed unanimously through the House June 28, and passed through the Senate June 30, in a vote of 19-2.
Under the bill, second-time offenders will face stronger penalties if the second DUI occurred within 10 years of the first DUI. Formerly, penalties would have been enhanced only if the two offenses occurred within a five-year period.More
Does that mean that congressmen and senators will now have to go to jail?
ReplyDeleteDrinking and driving should be legal.
ReplyDeleteSo should murder.
ReplyDelete3 or more times? Oh yeah, give that person 3 or more chances to kill someone! Delaware is probably the most stupidest state in the US. As small as it is, its broke, filled with sex offenders and low income housing. The schools are crappy. Ill leave it at that!
ReplyDeleteWow, here you go... They should have a neon strip put the front and back bumpers to warn people for the second offense, and in addition on lifetime probation on the third offense along with the standard sentence. Now we could see who to avoid when driving. This would include all people including public officials. Maybe they'll take a second to think about it.
ReplyDeleteLets kill them for the first offense.
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