Published by The Davis Law Group, P.C.
Manuel Garcia, 48, of Woodstock was sentenced to seven years in prison after his eighth drunk driving conviction and his fifth conviction for driving on a revoked license. Garcia’s history of drunk driving began in 1983 with incidents in Texas and Illinois. State Attorney Dave Johnston asked for a fifteen year prison sentence, stating that “we have no reason to believe the defendant will stop drinking and driving.” A McHenry County Judge could have sentenced him to between 4 and 15 years in prison for the DUI charge and to between 1 and 3 years in prison for driving on a revoked license. The Judge recommended that he be sent to a state prison that offers an alcohol treatment program.
8th DUI nets man 7 years, www.nwherald.com, July 3, 2010