More news on the Florida DUI Manslaughter Convict I posted about yesterday:
The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will review its records after discovering a decade-old paperwork error that enabled a man convicted of felony DUI manslaughter to obtain a valid driver’s license, officials said today.
William Edward Ham, 31, of Tampa, had his driver’s license revoked for life in 1999 as part of his sentencing in the death of Sandra L. Allen, 36, of Riverview. A circuit court judge also sentenced him to 10 years in a state prison and roughly five years of probation.
But when Ham applied for a license last month, records from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles showed his license was to be revoked for only three years, not permanently, said David Westberry, the agency’s deputy executive director.
The error came to light after a Tampa police officer on Wednesday charged Ham with misdemeanor DUI. An officer found Ham passed out or asleep while idling in a Nissan at a traffic light; his blood-alcohol level registered .180 and .179, police said.
I personally can’t wait Until MADD releases a statement on this Florida DUI legal error.
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1 Perry // Mar 6, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Yes I can see them getting upset, but in reality it was a clerical error someone made. The guy got caught again but did not hurt or kill anyone this time. The problem is that no matter if he has a license or not he still would get behind the wheel of a car. Taking away his license does not guarentee that he will never drive drunk again. Good blog
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