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This Biker Needs to be Taken OFF THE ROAD

January 25 2010   Minnesota     Biker Gets 4 Years in Prison for his 27th DUI Conviction  Danny Lee Bettcher, who spent more than four years behind bars for a prior drunken driving offense, was arrested after downing a few rounds of beer and Jagermeister then sailing his motorcycle through a four-way stop. He was released from prison nine months earlier. "I drink to get drunk," said  Bettcher, 57. State officials say Bettcher is one of 139 people who have been charged with at least 15 DWI's. Altogether, 46,748 drivers have been arrested at least four times for driving while intoxicated. Minnesota legislators took aim at this group in 2001, when they passed a felony DWI law creating stiff penalties for those with four DWI convictions in 10 years. Since then, at least 4,400 drivers have been sentenced under the statute, which carries a minimum of three years in prison, typically converted to probation with some jail time for first-time felons.    Read More