Posted on 02/16/2005 8:05:52 AM PST by george wythe
SANTA FE, N.M. - A judge who wrecked a state-owned van last week pleaded guilty to drunken driving and said he would enter a treatment program. He is the second New Mexico judge to enter a DWI plea in less than a year.
State District Judge Thomas Fitch admitted to aggravated DWI and other charges in court Tuesday. He was sentenced to the maximum 90 days, with 88 days suspended, and will serve the two days in jail after his treatment.
Fitch, 62, was driving to a legislative committee meeting Friday when the van overturned. Police said they found a nearly empty bottle of vodka, and Fitch's blood-alcohol content was tested at more than twice the state's legal limit of 0.08 percent.
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I wonder how many drunk drivers HE has lowered the gavel on and sent to the "salt mines" for incursions much less life threatening than his. (In their own vehicle to boot)
Sadly, I agree with you. But justice requires equal treatment under the law. As long as this is not the case, the fewer the laws, the less the possible injustice. This is part of the reason I hold the positions I do.
So where's one of your pics?
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