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Virginia Police Officer Sentenced on DUI Conviction
Posted on Apr 05, 2011
"Equal Justice Under Law."
These words are chiseled deep into the portico of the U. S. Supreme Court Buidling in Washington, D.C., but its message extends further: even to Henrico County, Virginia.
Last summer a verteran police sergeant was involved in a traffic accident, and it was determined he was driving under the influence of alcohol. His Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was measured in excess of 0.15, but less than 0.20 -- effectively, twice the legal limit of 0.079.
At his trial he was found guilty, and treated the same as any other first time DUI offender with an enhanced BAC level: a mandatory period of 5 days in jail, loss of his driver's license for a year, a fine, and attendance at ASAP.
The officer's name is not important here and will not be disclosed. His continued employment with the police department was jeopardized, in addition to the embarassment and humiliation he must have experienced before his family, the courts, and his fellow officers.
The poinit of this news item is this: DON'T drink and then drive! Virginia law does not distingusih between persons in authority positions from the "regular Joe."
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