Man Caught Drunk Driving Twice In The Same Night

Wilbert A. Elvy

Although we never enjoy getting a parking ticket, it can sometimes feel like a relief—after all, if we leave the ticket on the windshield, we don't have to pay the meter, and we can probably get away with free parking for the rest of the day. Well, one Dutchess County man must have been thinking along those lines yesterday when he was caught twice in the same night by the same troopers drunk driving. Because if you get caught drunk driving once, you have immunity for the rest of the day, right?

Wilbert A. Elvy of Mount Vernon was stopped by NY State police on State Route 55 in LaGrange at 1:32 a.m. yesterday after Elvy failed to lower his high beam lights. He was arrested for DWI and was taken to the Poughkeepsie police barracks; police say he had a blood alcohol content of .14 percent. He was released to a sober passenger who said she would take him home.

Then, two hours later, the same troopers stopped a car driving westbound on State Route 44 which was weaving and crossing the centerline. Surprise surprise, it was Elvy; he was again arrested and brought to the police station, where his BAC was .11 percent. Elvy posted $250 bail and was released to his girlfriend, and was thus unable to go for the elusive triple arrest crown. Police should just be glad he didn't ask them to wait while he finished smoking his crack.

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By Ben Yakas in News on April 27, 2011 11:59 AM

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JackBrat

Leave this guy alone!! Driving 'Drunk' is a cultural issue! Ticketing this man is simply 'code' for racism !! The Cops don't like THIS drunk driver just be cause he's black. . . and has a funny looking and smelly hairdo! (Coconut essence smells nice- but it can't cover-up unwashed, human Stink!)

Anton Woah בקרמן

Aren't they supposed to hold you for 24 hours?

Also, he had a $250 bail, the courts are still goings to slap him silly with fines. The court will not look very kindly on him having two DWI's in one day, he's most likely looking at a jail sentence up to a year. In New York State, if you're caught for a second DWI in 10 years, you're facing a 1 year jail sentence.

{edit} yep, found more info here: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/b...
Minimum $1000 fine and 5 days in jail or 30 days community service for the second DWI. Considering this happened within the span of a few hours, I don't believe he'll get the minimum.

Fronko

Run a red light on a bike, get a $230 ticket. Get stopped for drunk driving twice in one night, get free on $250 bail. Maybe NY State Police needs to have NYPD patrol the highways instead.

Samantha_Ga

This is outrageous. $250 bail? Take away this mans license or lock him up until he is under the legal limit.

petey2

Its not like the city with central booking open 24/7. They probably don't have holding cells, and the trooper would have to babysit the guy until the courts opened, or do some sort of bail from the station house.

silver

You want to volunteer?

Samantha_Ga

Do I want to volunteer to do what?

randomtransplant

I've had to pick up a friend who got a DUI - the cop didn't let him drive & made him keep his car on the side of the highway.

Dutchess fucked up.

garnetlove

They did not... the article says "He was released to a sober passenger who said she would take him home."

But then 2 hours later he was again caught DWI.