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Woman Sentenced in Controversial DUI

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

A Portland judge sentenced Zoe Hoeltzel to over three months in jail, probation, and 160 hours of community service. Hoeltzel?s privilege to drive was also taken away for a full five years. This was after she crashed into a sidewalk full of pedestrians, seriously injuring two people, one of whom lost her leg as a result of the accident. Hoeltzel had a blood alcohol concentration of .10%. Based on these facts, it appears that Hoeltzel could have been convicted of a DUI causing injury. California Vehicle Code 23153 punishes DUI drivers who cause another person to suffer an injury. However, she was not charged with her local DUI with injury statute (which essentially reads the same as California?s), most likely because the accident wasn?t entirely her fault...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on March 03, 2010 (boomark / email).