ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man who has been convicted of drunk driving 21 times could hold a Canadian record. Abbotsford police say officers were called to the scene o...
  • grte@lemmy.caOP
    14·
    9 months ago

    Uh…We did it?

    But seriously, how is this guy even on the road to accrue that many convictions?

    • FireTower@lemmy.world
      7·
      9 months ago

      If you makes you feel better (or worse I suppose depending on how competitive you guys are about this) an American man from South Dakota set the American record at 30 DUIs.

      While 11 DUIs over a lifetime might sound like a considerable number, it is nowhere near the top record. That dubious honor falls instead to a man named Jerry Zeller. The South Dakota earned the nickname “Mr. DUI” during his lifetime, and he allegedly committed more than 30 DUIs (2)

      • grte@lemmy.caOP
        9·
        9 months ago

        It’s just, you know. After the 15th or 16th conviction you’d think the law would get more…Urgent.

      • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
        3·
        9 months ago

        You don’t need to even read the article, literally says in the title that he has “21 drunk driving convictions”. Sure, he may have accrued some of them whilst suspended, but he was still drunk when he did accrue em…

          • StorminNorman@lemmy.world
            3·
            9 months ago

            Ahhhhh, right, fair, that’s totally on me. It’s my one complaint about sites like this one, Reddit, etc. My ADHD brain gets confused by the layout of replies. I much prefer the old school newsgroups, forums, etc in that regard…