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Serial drunken driver sentenced to life in prisonCNHI News Service WEATHERFORD, Texas -- A Texas motorist with nine prior drunken driving convictions has been sentenced to life in prison upon pleading guilty to a 10th offense. George Michael Carter, 54, was arrested earlier this week and determined to have a blood alcohol level more than five times the legal limit of .08. Authorities said Carter had eight prior driving while intoxicated convictions in Terrant County, and one prior DWI in Parker County. Prosecutor Jeff Swain said Carter's latest arrest showed he had a blood alcohol level just shy of going into a coma. “We felt a life sentence was what we needed to protect the community,” said prosecutor Jeff Swain. Carter will not be eligible for parole until 2025 under his life sentence, Swain said. |
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