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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Jun 12, 2014, 11:55 AM Jun 2014

NY Senate passes tougher drunk driving penalties

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's Senate has passed a measure that would toughen penalties for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions.

Under the measure, a person convicted of three or more DWIs within 15 years would be charged with a Class D felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_DRUNK_DRIVING__NYOL-?SITE=NYMID&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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