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  • Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
  • The criminal justice system has allowed a 10-time convicted drunk driver to get behind the wheel again and again, WRTV Investigates has learned.
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Комментарии • 198

  • @annamarielewis7078
    @annamarielewis7078 Месяц назад +59

    Awful court system. This man should never drive again.

    • @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr
      @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr Месяц назад +4

      It's a combination of laws & guidance provided judges. I agree that we're in dire need of getting & keeping drivers under the influence of whatever off our roads.

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

    • @tbessy1963
      @tbessy1963 Месяц назад +3

      Its Indiana. Any republican can do what they want.

    • @deplorablelibertarian
      @deplorablelibertarian Месяц назад +1

      Welcome to liberal america, pal.

    • @deplorablelibertarian
      @deplorablelibertarian Месяц назад +1

      @@tbessy1963…it’s not just indiana, california is in there too.

  • @bigbadbubba099
    @bigbadbubba099 Месяц назад +58

    How do the courts explain allowing this uncaring dangerous drunk to keep his licence after 10 arrests and 19 suspended licenses???😮

    • @beecnul8r
      @beecnul8r 25 дней назад +3

      There is no possible excuse for this!

  • @donnalowery9039
    @donnalowery9039 Месяц назад +34

    How this happened is the man has money enough to pay for attorneys and get special privilege$$ if he was a poor man he'd be locked up in jail after my wedding his fourth drunk driving probation it's a five-year prison sentence

  • @adamkpierce
    @adamkpierce Месяц назад +57

    Gotta keep their golf buddies outta jail

    • @RawOlympia
      @RawOlympia Месяц назад +1

      who are too good to call Uber!

  • @bigbadbubba099
    @bigbadbubba099 Месяц назад +19

    Revoke his license??? That won't stop him from drinking or driving SMH!!! Nor will him killing someone

  • @jilbertb
    @jilbertb Месяц назад +20

    5:05 "...there's intermittent times i might have a drink, but certainly not WHILE driving."
    What a maroon.

  • @1faithchick7
    @1faithchick7 Месяц назад +31

    They should get 2 chances. You get caught 1 time, you get one more chance. You get caught again, you go to jail and are never allowed to drive again. Ever. There is no excuse. Not in the days of Uber and Lift. I don't want to hear it. If someone is that selfish they don't deserve to put others in danger. They lose that privilege.

    • @joeeastes9351
      @joeeastes9351 Месяц назад +1

      Absolutely

    • @jilbertb
      @jilbertb Месяц назад +3

      A gal I went to HS with is a judge. She gives 90 days on the FIRST offense!!!

    • @turtletruth
      @turtletruth Месяц назад

      50 years ago was my (3rd) third Non-Violent/Victimless DUI ... (Simple pullover arrests!)
      All three offenses were VOID OF VICTIM, INCIDENT, ACCIDENT, and DAMAGED PARTY.
      After serving (6) years as a front-line Marine during the Iranian crisis (1979), (Before having a wife, children, and grandchildren) returning to civilian life (Honorable Discharge) was difficult...
      After 50 years as a prohibited person can the Bruen decision help this 67-year-old Marine regain his gun right for family and home protection?
      When DUI arrests have NO victim, NO incident, NO accident, and NO damaged party, the 2nd Amendment "Right/Privilege" should never be "eternally abrogated"!
      - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf Месяц назад

      They have ruled non violent offenders have a 2nd amendment right.
      But they would charge you and youd have to fight in court.
      You know laws aren't made to protect people.
      Theyvare to restrict people.​@@turtletruth

  • @AlexRocks24-7
    @AlexRocks24-7 Месяц назад +18

    This is unbelievable 🤦

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

  • @T.Jetson
    @T.Jetson Месяц назад +10

    Time to sue judges for allowing things like this. Not the county or city.

    • @HawksDiesel
      @HawksDiesel Месяц назад +2

      Abolish qualified, judicial and prosecuratorial immunity then yeah.

  • @Flippersflops
    @Flippersflops Месяц назад +9

    Dude has a driving record like Mr. Toad.

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

  • @thefourhorsemen91
    @thefourhorsemen91 Месяц назад +7

    Absolutely the fault of the "prosecutors" office and judges. Also blame lands on the mayor for allowing the DA's office to be this stupid and inept.

  • @Adiscretefirm
    @Adiscretefirm Месяц назад +7

    This is the difference between the public defender and private counsel.

  • @davidboyer5362
    @davidboyer5362 Месяц назад +7

    He should be in jail, a year for every time he drives Drunk!

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

  • @miriammctaggart8351
    @miriammctaggart8351 Месяц назад +5

    I think they’re waiting for him to hurt someone.

  • @NanaTop70
    @NanaTop70 Месяц назад +15

    Thank you for doing this story!

  • @jukeboxjuice-li8fb
    @jukeboxjuice-li8fb Месяц назад +11

    Dude was born with natural police qualified immunity.

    • @jondoe406
      @jondoe406 Месяц назад

      You see it

    • @jukeboxjuice-li8fb
      @jukeboxjuice-li8fb Месяц назад

      Ask your mother.

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf Месяц назад +1

      Probably a cop

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf Месяц назад

      ​@@jukeboxjuice-li8fbit's your mother that services him.
      Why you talking smack.
      What's your name and badge number cat daddy

  • @Bbmangood
    @Bbmangood Месяц назад +13

    This man is obviously very wealthy because you can tell he’s extremely tan which means he’s out every day he doesn’t have to work, and it doesn’t look like he’s worked in decades, but yet he has plenty of money for a really good attorneys to keep him out of jail so I would imagine that he inherited a shit load of money and he’s just drinking his life away

    • @brianblithe2271
      @brianblithe2271 Месяц назад

      Rich priveledge but yet somehow wanted to include us all in some ignorant weird plan to get away with actual people harming crimes.

  • @twodogs9961
    @twodogs9961 Месяц назад +4

    DAMM
    Drunks Against Mad Mothers

  • @Chief3o
    @Chief3o Месяц назад +12

    Why is anyone wondering why this guy is not in jail. It's obvious!

    • @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr
      @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr Месяц назад

      Hmm . . . 2 guesses?

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

    • @Hunterbidenscrackrock
      @Hunterbidenscrackrock Месяц назад

      😂 if you gonna say cause he white youre a. Wrong and b. A bigot. There are plenty of bodycam vids of darks who have a BUNCH of duis. One had 8. So you can save your breath.

  • @Mister-Reno
    @Mister-Reno Месяц назад +7

    WHAT !! There's a young lady i know doing one year in jail right now for her third DUI oooh the ------ privilege the usual suspects ...simply insane

    • @jondoe406
      @jondoe406 Месяц назад +1

      Complexion for protection

    • @roninthedestroyer8958
      @roninthedestroyer8958 Месяц назад

      Was that in a red city or state

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

    • @Mister-Reno
      @Mister-Reno Месяц назад +2

      @@jondoe406
      100%

    • @eddilovee
      @eddilovee 16 дней назад +1

      Money means everything. It fixes any problem.

  • @rabblelevin6923
    @rabblelevin6923 Месяц назад +2

    There is no way he should still have any driving permissions. That's just crazy

  • @jdc8352
    @jdc8352 Месяц назад +3

    Money can get a person out of a lot of of trouble

  • @smorgan5638
    @smorgan5638 Месяц назад +3

    He needs to be in jail until he doesn't want to drink any longer, I lost my license for a DUI 26 years ago, I haven't driven but kept drinking for another 2 years, Then was arrested for a warrant because I didn't pay the fine from the original DUI, I haven't had a drink in over 24 years , I never want to spend 1 second in jail , That is what's kept me sober , He is apparently an alcoholic and needs to be supervised to protect him from hurting others for his bad judgement, If he gets stopped in Calif, he will go to jail and stay their for a log time

  • @crinklecut3790
    @crinklecut3790 Месяц назад +3

    If we keep letting this man out of jail so he can drive drunk again, who’s the dummy here? An alcoholic is going to drink and make bad decisions.

  • @wernerpanchenko6542
    @wernerpanchenko6542 Месяц назад +11

    What happened to three strikes and your out

    • @MeBihhhh
      @MeBihhhh Месяц назад

      Republican judges don’t care about citizens just the ones with money

  • @72stones43
    @72stones43 Месяц назад +3

    Is he the drunk that killed eight people on that bus, not yet?

  • @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr
    @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr Месяц назад +3

    Are they waiting for him to hurt someone?

  • @godiswatching2342
    @godiswatching2342 Месяц назад +1

    And he shows up to court in shorts. Judge Judy would have a field trip on this old guy.

  • @MaurytheHedgehogDog
    @MaurytheHedgehogDog Месяц назад +8

    Who’s vehicle is he driving?

  • @robertspence831
    @robertspence831 Месяц назад +3

    Maybe they could tattoo Do Not Serve on his forehead.

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n Месяц назад +8

    Obviously the government is letting us deal with him on our own terms.

    • @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr
      @PAMELAPORTER-ci7mr Месяц назад +1

      It's his state's legislature & governor for failing to pass meaningful bills.

  • @cardboardcrawlersrc8805
    @cardboardcrawlersrc8805 Месяц назад +2

    Sober is sober there are not more than one definitions for this word/idea

  • @lesliearno
    @lesliearno Месяц назад +2

    Excellent investigation and reporting.

  • @doom4067
    @doom4067 21 день назад

    In a different state a 9 time DUI convict recently but a life sentence. What excuse can a court system possibly have for allowing someone to get 10 DUIs?

  • @SonoftheWars
    @SonoftheWars 18 дней назад

    I know a guy who had 15. He got paroled and was caught again. South Dakota gave him 15 to life for his 16th.

  • @Rquilter1962
    @Rquilter1962 Месяц назад +3

    Washington state has the same problem.

  • @MissionaryForMexico
    @MissionaryForMexico Месяц назад +5

    You can thank the liberal judge!

  • @carlariggs525
    @carlariggs525 28 дней назад +1

    each state has their own laws but rarely is there a mandatory minimum sentence. if you want stricter laws and sentences, contact your state lawmakers and demand them. Judges and DA's have way too much discretion when handing out punishments.

  • @jmo2104
    @jmo2104 Месяц назад +1

    And who is he paying off?

  • @alesia912
    @alesia912 Месяц назад +1

    Its obvious why he gets away with it.

  • @robertgray323
    @robertgray323 Месяц назад +1

    10 DWI thats insane. Needs to go to jail

  • @deborahbaker4770
    @deborahbaker4770 Месяц назад +3

    It’s eye’s not head’s ‼️

  • @comentariopolitico1014
    @comentariopolitico1014 Месяц назад +6

    For anyone who does not believe in White Privilege, play this video again and again.

    • @trevorsabo1824
      @trevorsabo1824 Месяц назад

      Not white privileged - $$$ privileged. I’m white and would never get away with that. ✌️❤️🇨🇦

  • @MISTERLeSkid
    @MISTERLeSkid 27 дней назад

    I presented a series of seminars about drunk driving and recidivism for a local drunk driving rehab course. It happened regularly that attendees (attendance is mandatory / court-mandated) were no-shows because in the 7 days since last week's seminar, they got caught driving drunk while under suspension for the previous DUI. In my seminars, I researched one guy in New Zealand who was charged 23 times. Recidivists don't respond to 'normal' consequences. Even when their girlfriend (eg) is with them and OK to drive, they'll still get behind that wheel, license or not, drunk or not.

  • @Maybe1Someday
    @Maybe1Someday Месяц назад

    So now instead of putting an alcohol ignition lock on any car he uses he wont have one and now will just drive his cars whenever he wants. You really showed him...

  • @dennyluster3089
    @dennyluster3089 17 дней назад

    He needs permanent revocation of his driver’s license and a considerable amount of time in prison, where he can be mandated to have AODA treatment. He is a serious public safety issue!

  • @freedomofspeech361
    @freedomofspeech361 Месяц назад

    Selfish and reckless behavior often persists until a tragedy occurs. It seems like an ever-present danger, yet somehow, he must have a guardian angel watching over him.
    P.S. I'm aware of several individuals who continue to drink and drive. It infuriates me as well. Despite the warnings, they still choose to drive while intoxicated.

  • @MrDarren5012
    @MrDarren5012 Месяц назад +1

    Should be 1 year in jail for 1st offense…

  • @cristinapiccoli3058
    @cristinapiccoli3058 Месяц назад

    Revoke his driving license forever and let him use public transport service or a pushbike. What a pathetic country.

  • @conniesteck2506
    @conniesteck2506 18 дней назад

    After working for a high dollar lawyer, it’s about money,if you can hire the best, you go free. Look at what has been happening nationally, the rich and powerful delay or circumvent justice

  • @StefaniClowdis
    @StefaniClowdis 15 дней назад

    Good for this news crew

  • @cardboardcrawlersrc8805
    @cardboardcrawlersrc8805 Месяц назад

    He should never have a license ever again. Period. Ridiculous, he has money so he keeps buying his way out of it.

  • @jamesbarnes9504
    @jamesbarnes9504 22 дня назад

    It’s not who you know, it’s who you, well you know.

  • @massdistractions
    @massdistractions Месяц назад

    There is no criminal justice system, it's all about the money, pay bail, go free, pay fines and continue on your way. Get caught without a license, pay bail, go free, pay fines and continue on your way. BS and more BS, no justice anywhere.

  • @dwalto1977
    @dwalto1977 20 дней назад

    If you have enough money, you can get away with anything

  • @quacker998
    @quacker998 17 дней назад

    Hasn’t hurt anyone YET
    Needs to go to jail

  • @charleslalonde2324
    @charleslalonde2324 Месяц назад +1

    where does his money come from?

  • @AB-cd2ic
    @AB-cd2ic 20 дней назад

    He needs 10 years of jail.. nothing else

  • @bill3641
    @bill3641 Месяц назад

    Lawyers just love these people................

  • @peterpelly5756
    @peterpelly5756 19 дней назад

    And if you think being white in America doesn't have its perks.

  • @michaelmiller5194
    @michaelmiller5194 20 дней назад

    This turd needs a stiff prison sentence. The courts yet again are grossly failing the people.

  • @johnsmith9161
    @johnsmith9161 18 дней назад

    It would be worth a follow up to film him driving which he most certainly will.
    Ask his neighbors if they will agree to have security cameras fitted facing his driveway.
    It would be in their best interest as they are at risk of being hurt by this man.

  • @HDC50-ez5xl
    @HDC50-ez5xl Месяц назад

    Why is Anyone even allowed to operate a vehicle with ANY amount of alcohol in their systen Nationwide?
    Oh I'm being told it's about money... of course it is.

  • @jeffrey-ze9gn
    @jeffrey-ze9gn 18 дней назад

    Because he has money, period
    It is not about public safety it's about money

  • @frankmoore3598
    @frankmoore3598 22 дня назад

    You can do the crime if you can pay the fine .

  • @howlinwulf
    @howlinwulf Месяц назад +1

    Who is he,follow the money.

  • @TheHippieatheart63
    @TheHippieatheart63 Месяц назад

    Imagine how many times this addict has not been caught in relation to how many times he has been caught, it boggles my mind. SMDH

  • @Subie-Driver
    @Subie-Driver Месяц назад +2

    Any lawyer the defends drunk drivers is skim. Period.

  • @ddutsie
    @ddutsie 20 дней назад

    Can tell this is not a FOX station, the women are brutal

  • @1219superman
    @1219superman Месяц назад +2

    Justice system is just plain doesn't give a darn about public safety no way should anyone get 10 dwi or those with 40 felonies is just ridiculous. They won't care unless it's their family who winds up the victims

    • @turtletruth
      @turtletruth Месяц назад

      50 years ago was my (3rd) third Non-Violent/Victimless DUI ... (Simple pullover arrests!)
      All three offenses were VOID OF VICTIM, INCIDENT, ACCIDENT, and DAMAGED PARTY.
      After serving (6) years as a front-line Marine during the Iranian crisis (1979), (Before having a wife, children, and grandchildren) returning to civilian life (Honorable Discharge) was difficult...
      After 50 years as a prohibited person can the Bruen decision help this 67-year-old Marine regain his gun right for family and home protection?
      When DUI arrests have NO victim, NO incident, NO accident, and NO damaged party, the 2nd Amendment "Right/Privilege" should never be "eternally abrogated"!
      - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

  • @sleepyeyes816
    @sleepyeyes816 Месяц назад

    Please don't drink and drive it's not worth it .

  • @brucewilson2763
    @brucewilson2763 21 день назад

    Come on….what’s a little drink here and there? And stop signs….they’re just a suggestion, right?

  • @nb7466
    @nb7466 23 дня назад

    Wth is wrong with these dumb states in the south? My buddy got a second DUI and couldn't start his truck without blowing in it for 5 years. And he only had 2 duis.

  • @robbubba8020
    @robbubba8020 24 дня назад

    Everything to this guy is no big deal he's long past the point of leniency and his lawyer blaming the prosecution for his clients behavior is laughable... keep an eye on him he won't stop what he's doing til somebody gets hurt or worse his license being suspended hasn't stopped him since the 90's and it won't stop him now

  • @user-ho3fv5jg5k
    @user-ho3fv5jg5k 20 дней назад

    He doesn't care...look at his outfit in court

  • @johnnylafayette
    @johnnylafayette Месяц назад

    Dui is good BUISNESS. Why wouldn't they allow repeat offenders? Duh

  • @wardhamilton5391
    @wardhamilton5391 Месяц назад

    If this isn't a classic example of "money talks" then I don't know what is!
    What this investigative team needs to do is look into the finances of all of the court and BMV personnel... I bet you will find large deposits that correlate with this drunks court dates!
    If it were an average bear they'd be serving time by now!
    Way to go legal system, it's only a matter of time before a crying mom is before a judge asking why... 🙄

  • @StefaniClowdis
    @StefaniClowdis 15 дней назад

    Kudos to the tipster

  • @icu1585
    @icu1585 Месяц назад

    This news report is going to be a problem for him lol

  • @HawksDiesel
    @HawksDiesel Месяц назад

    Public transit? Addiction services? Na.

  • @napalmholocaust9093
    @napalmholocaust9093 Месяц назад

    What about the laws around selling it? What about the laws for availability? What about laws to limit industrial scale drug manufacturing?
    We've always known it was a destroyer, yet place All the blame on a victim. You can't walk a city block without seeing a colt .45 sign and you can't go to any sports without seeing budweiser. Grocery stores have an 8 foot cube, four pallets of booze at the door. Every gas station sells fireball at the counter.
    We are not informed consumers making educated decisions, were pleasure and addiction driven animals being manipulated for profit.
    The whole subject disgusts me, close all manufacturing down but let people brew for Home consumption.
    And stop denaturing. Stop intentionally adding posion because you get more taxes/profit.

  • @garyowen9044
    @garyowen9044 25 дней назад

    Uber for Pete’s sake.

  • @BobDobbs681
    @BobDobbs681 Месяц назад

    Life is cheap in Indiana.

  • @mrfofff
    @mrfofff Месяц назад

    Corrupt judges

  • @donjames6687
    @donjames6687 24 дня назад

    Judge Porter Clallam County beats that.

  • @tbessy1963
    @tbessy1963 Месяц назад

    Jim Lucas?

  • @user-nn3lf8fm4c
    @user-nn3lf8fm4c Месяц назад

    BRIBED DA BRIBED JUDGE. WHERE WERE THE MADD MOTHERS FOR PAUL PELOSI ??????WHERE

  • @jimmartin1803
    @jimmartin1803 15 дней назад

    Nice belt.

  • @chuckoboy952
    @chuckoboy952 Месяц назад

    Lost both my parents to a drunk driver, my fatger

  • @DavidYesUCan
    @DavidYesUCan 20 дней назад

    It’s about $$$$

  • @danashane
    @danashane Месяц назад

    "...has not hurt or killede anyone." Yet

  • @WEVA111
    @WEVA111 22 дня назад

    This man sounds like a good time LOL

  • @andrewthornber7783
    @andrewthornber7783 22 дня назад

    Hate to say it but what would have happened if he had been a black youth, rather than a grey haired white man!

  • @patriciaarmstrong6601
    @patriciaarmstrong6601 Месяц назад

    Tell that to the Mother that lost her 3 youngest children that him her and her teenagers head on by a drunk driver Mrs Simmons her page I think her page is called the Simmons3. She lost two teen girls and her teenage son only her and her son’s girlfriend survived barely.

  • @arthurtomczak8474
    @arthurtomczak8474 Месяц назад

    Uber driver?

  • @your_royal_highness
    @your_royal_highness 21 день назад

    Gray haired party dude

  • @dougclem7711
    @dougclem7711 Месяц назад +2

    Is that Harlan Crow financial purchaser of Uncle Thomas?

  • @turtletruth
    @turtletruth Месяц назад

    50 years ago was my (3rd) third Non-Violent/Victimless DUI ... (Simple pullover arrests!)
    All three offenses were VOID OF VICTIM, INCIDENT, ACCIDENT, and DAMAGED PARTY.
    After serving (6) years as a front-line Marine during the Iranian crisis (1979), (Before having a wife, children, and grandchildren) returning to civilian life (Honorable Discharge) was difficult...
    After 50 years as a prohibited person can the Bruen decision help this 67-year-old Marine regain his gun right for family and home protection?
    When DUI arrests have NO victim, NO incident, NO accident, and NO damaged party, the 2nd Amendment "Right/Privilege" should never be "eternally abrogated"!
    - USMC (Semper Fidelis) SGT E-5 (5811)

  • @arthurtomczak8474
    @arthurtomczak8474 Месяц назад +1

    How about distracted drivers . .

  • @arthurtomczak8474
    @arthurtomczak8474 Месяц назад +1

    I’ll drink to that .