Recently, former West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Initially, Huggins case was scheduled for an arraignment and likely headed to trial. These proceedings, however, were cancelled after the prosecution agreed to a diversion program for this former college basketball coach.
Under the terms of the Agreement with the Prosecution, Ruggs will serve a mandatory minimum three (3) to ten (10) years in State incarceration for an incident which occurred on November 21, 2021. He has no time credit toward this state sentence
While it is our sincere hope that you and your family will enjoy this and all Summer holidays without an issue, as I have stated a countless number of times, a drunk driving charge can happen to anyone regardless of their station in life.
Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of traffic deaths in America, with drunk drivers causing 32 deaths a day according to the United States Department of Transportation. In 2022, the death toll from drunk driving was a staggering 11,654, which was a 14 percent increase from 2021. Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major problem in many states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It costs the nation over $44 billion annually.
Pennsylvania, like New Jersey, maintains a tiered drunk driving penalty system which increases the severity of the offense based on a person’s BAC level and a person’s prior history of driving drunk.
For most men, it only takes 2-3 drinks to be at or above the legal limit of 0.08 and for women, less than 120 pounds, it can be as little as 2 drinks. It depends on a number of factors such as body weight, metabolism, age, body fat and muscle mass ratio.
Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of traffic deaths in America, with drunk drivers causing 32 deaths a day according to the United States Department of Transportation. In 2020, the death toll from drunk driving was a staggering 11,654, which was a 14 percent increase from 2019. Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major problem in many states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It costs the nation over $44 billion annually.
Many families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey will be on the road this last month of the year for holiday shopping, family events, and office holiday parties.
This was not Reid’s first offense, and he has a previous conviction in Pennsylvania for drunk driving in 2007, along with a prior simple assault and unlawful possession of firearm’s charge.
The holiday season unofficially kicks off with Halloween tonight! Kids across the country will be out and bringing home candy and other treats. There is never a reason to drink and drive but this evening, with the large number of children on the street and the World Series, police departments are taking extra precautions on many majors roads and highways with drunk driving checkpoints. Please be responsible!
