judge gets slap on wrist for dui

another sad case that shows how lightly the crime is treated in this state. at the very minimum, she should have had her drivers license revoked for life.

SANTA ROSA
Judge sentenced on DUI charges

Leslie Fulbright

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

A Sonoma County judge pleaded no contest to a drunken driving charge on Monday and was sentenced to 10 days in jail and three years on probation.

Elaine Rushing, 57, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after she ran off of Riebli Road in Santa Rosa in June. A blood alcohol test given by the California Highway Patrol showed she was over the legal limit at which a person is presumed to be too intoxicated to drive, authorities said.
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