About 1,800 Ohioans have DUI arrests reaching double digits
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Records show that about 1,800 Ohio residents have 10 or more arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Law enforcement officials say around two-thirds of Ohioans arrested for drunken driving are only charged once. The Columbus Dispatch reports the remaining one-third have multiple arrests and sometimes multiple convictions for driving under the influence.
The Ohio Department of Public Safety says more than 1.3 million Ohioans have at least one drunken-driving arrest. Eleven people have 17 arrests, five have 18, and another five have 19. Two people have 20 arrests.
A first-time offense carries a mandatory six-month license suspension with either three days in jail or a three-day driver intervention program.