Houston Texan Jacoby Jones Pleads Guilty to DUI
Jacoby Jones pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from an incident last year. When arrested, Jones had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.13% and was found asleep in his car (with his foot on the brake while the car was in drive).
Jones is receiving a first time DUI “diversion” sentence which basically means that if he completes his probation terms, the case will be dismissed and the conviction erased from his record. These terms include appearing in several public service announcements, attending a year-long alcohol class, and installing an ignition interlock device (which is a mini-breathalyzer instrument) in his car.
California offers no similar first time DUI penalty.
California first offense DUI penalties typically include probation, a fine, a three-month alcohol program and a six-month driver’s license suspension. These first offense DUI penalties may increase…and may even include county jail time…depending on the severity of the offense.
Although California has a diversion program for those charged with first time drug offenses, the state does not have a similar program for its DUI offenders. Just another example of California’s stance that those with drug problems deserve to be rehabilitated and those who drink should be punished.
Almost makes you want to move to Texas…
