Taylor, TX
The double standard of the DWI industry never ceases to amaze me.
This Texas man was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of DWI for reportedly causing an accident while legally intoxicated in which nobody was hurt.
Remember this story: Cop who killed partner in a DWI crash sentenced to one-year jail term.
How about all of these stories about cops charged with DWI…
Taylor man Jimmy Ray Barnard was sentenced to 35 years in prison for felony driving while intoxicated Thursday for his seventh DWI conviction.Barnard, 40, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated for a June 23 incident in which Barnard reportedly caused a car wreck on IH-35 near Jarrell.
No injuries resulted from the collision. Barnard reportedly rear-ended a van, had no driver’s license and smelled of alcohol.As police conducted an investigation into the wreck they found Barnard was intoxicated based on visual cues and a field sobriety test, according to court documents.
Barnard has been convicted of six DWIs since 1985. His original charge was elevated from a misdemeanor to a first-degree felony after police uncovered his prior convictions.
“We target repeat drunk drivers for rough punishment,” District Attorney John Bradley said in a statement. “Refusing treatment and continuing to drive will earn those drunken drivers a long prison sentence away from alcohol and cars.”
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That’s cute how they say his prison sentence will keep him away from alcohol. Texas must not have jail house hooch, let alone heroin and the like in their correctional facilities. Kudos to them, the rest of our states could use their tutoring.
its a shame he doesn’t live in massachusetts. they would have taken him to prison after the second offense. and from there they would have made sure he never drove again. This state of texas that is supposed to be tough on criminals seems to be made up of a bunch of redneck pussy’s who dont have the balls to hand down a sentence that is due. They should take a page out of the mass general laws, and teach some of these people killers a lesson they won’t forget. And as for the peice of shit who got convicted 7 times. well he should seek Dr. Kovrkian.and do us all a favor..
Massachusetts would have taken him to prison after the second offense and made sure he never drove again…
You may be onto something.
Check out this article on Dick Cheney’s 2 DWI’s.
But, I’m not so sure that the y’all tough-as-nails-on-crime Massachusians are as tough-as-nails on crime as you think.
Massachusetts is ranked #31 in the most recent MADD State Progress Report. That’s well below average.