Drunken Driver Gets 26 Years in Prison
Posted on Nov 2, 2010 8:20pm PDT
A Santa Cruz, California woman has pleaded guilty to driving drunk and killing two men in an accident. As a result of the DUI accident, Sherri Lee Chinn has been sentenced to 26 years in state prison as a result. Chinn was reportedly driving a van when it veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a motorcycle. One person died at the scene of the accident and another died later. Chinn had a blood alcohol level of .27 percent.
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