Tuesday, June 19, 2007
3-year driving ban not enough for 8 time DUI offender: MADD
June 19, 2007
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is outraged at the one-year jail sentence and three-year driving ban given to a 56-year-old B.C. man following his eighth drunk driving or impaired driving conviction.
The three-year ban for Angus Martin Craigan of Sechelt is the minimum driving prohibition under the Criminal Code of Canada for drivers convicted of drunk driving three times or more.
MADD spokesman John Banovich says repeat offenders should be banned from driving for life.
"Their driver's licence needs to be removed. They should not be allowed to drive. Period. A drinking driver is a lethal weapon."
Banovich, who nearly died in a crash involving an impaired driver in Surrey 10 years ago, said the public needs to pay more attention to habitual impaired drivers.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is outraged at the one-year jail sentence and three-year driving ban given to a 56-year-old B.C. man following his eighth drunk driving or impaired driving conviction.
The three-year ban for Angus Martin Craigan of Sechelt is the minimum driving prohibition under the Criminal Code of Canada for drivers convicted of drunk driving three times or more.
MADD spokesman John Banovich says repeat offenders should be banned from driving for life.
"Their driver's licence needs to be removed. They should not be allowed to drive. Period. A drinking driver is a lethal weapon."
Banovich, who nearly died in a crash involving an impaired driver in Surrey 10 years ago, said the public needs to pay more attention to habitual impaired drivers.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 3:55 PM 
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