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Pennsylvania Woman Jailed As a Result of a Deadly DUI

By Morgan Brickley

A recent Pennsylvania court case further proves that driving under the influence can have a profound impact on an individual?s life. We all know that celebrity DUI arrests make headlines, but too often it is the ordinary citizen whose life takes a wrong turn as a result of an error in judgment. Not to mention, of course, the innocent bystanders who may fall victim to an incident involving a drunk driver. Daryl Reinhardt, a mother and active community member from Hamilton Township, Pa., recently pleaded guilty to driving her car under the influence of alcohol when she hit a man walking on the side of the road, according to the Pocono Record. Her blood alcohol level registered at 0.129 percent. The legal limit is 0.08 percent. Reinhardt pleaded guilty to one count each of homicide by vehicle, a class three felony, and first-offense driving under the influence of alcohol, an unrated misdemeanor...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on November 12, 2009 (boomark / email).