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[โ€“] dbtonez@reddthat.com 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the news around here is mostly "Man charged with 4th DUI...". i think the highest i've seen is 12th

[โ€“] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Part of that is OWIs weren't initially categorized as criminal offenses but purely traffic offenses, so people didnt face any significant jail time to detox and potentially realize their need to break the addiction