Friday, June 22, 2007
70 years in jail for 8th DUI - vehicle = deadly weapon
A 52-year-old was sentenced to man to 70 years in prison after finding him guilty of felony driving while intoxicated.
The jury also found that the vehicle driven by Wendel Glenn Klotz was used as a deadly weapon, making Klotz ineligible for parole for 30 years.
During trial, Klotz tried to convince the jury that he got intoxicated back at home after his accident in the truck. During a punishment hearing, the jury learned Klotz had seven prior convictions for driving while intoxicated. The convictions were in 1983 (2 cases), 1987 (2 cases), 1988, 1991 and 1996.
He failed to complete probation every time he received it and went to prison four times. He had received numerous opportunities for treatment and was kicked out of the Central Texas Treatment Center, a local inpatient treatment facility for chronic drunks and drug abusers.
"There is no excuse for getting into a truck and driving drunk," said District Attorney John Bradley.
The jury also found that the vehicle driven by Wendel Glenn Klotz was used as a deadly weapon, making Klotz ineligible for parole for 30 years.
During trial, Klotz tried to convince the jury that he got intoxicated back at home after his accident in the truck. During a punishment hearing, the jury learned Klotz had seven prior convictions for driving while intoxicated. The convictions were in 1983 (2 cases), 1987 (2 cases), 1988, 1991 and 1996.
He failed to complete probation every time he received it and went to prison four times. He had received numerous opportunities for treatment and was kicked out of the Central Texas Treatment Center, a local inpatient treatment facility for chronic drunks and drug abusers.
"There is no excuse for getting into a truck and driving drunk," said District Attorney John Bradley.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 2:10 PM 
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