He never hurt anyone but himself!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/955018,dui051608.article
from today's local rag:
Man convicted of 9 DUI gets 20 years in prison
A Bensenville man convicted of drunken driving for the ninth time was
sentenced today to 20 years in prison.
Taurino Maldonado faced up to 30 years on the upgraded felony charge
filed against him because of his repeated history of drunken driving,
DuPage County authorities said.
Taurino Maldonado faced up to 30 years on the upgraded felony charge
filed against him because of his repeated history of drunken driving,
DuPage County authorities said.
The 42-year-old has eight prior DUI convictions, including six in
California where he formerly lived.
He was arrested in May 2007 in Bensenville after his car hit a curb,
then swerved into oncoming traffic, authorities said. A jury in April
convicted him of felony aggravated DUI, clearing the way for the hefty
prison term imposed by Judge Kathryn Creswell.
=93Time and time again, Mr. Maldonado thumbed his nose at the law,=94
DuPage County State=92s Attorney Joseph Birkett said after the
sentencing. =93He continued to get behind the wheel not only after his
first or second DUI, but after his seventh and eighth.=94
Maldonado never injured anyone while driving drunk, authorities said.
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