O/T Interesting................

Local news item:

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A combination of inexperienced driving and inexperienced drinking led to an almost deadly situation on U.S. 77 near Ceresco over the weekend, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said.

Sunday, one of Wagner's deputies stopped a teenager after clocking his pickup at 104 mph in a 65 mph zone on the highway near Waverly Road.

Before the stop, the pickup had been going south in the northbound lanes near Ashland Road, Wagner said, prompting witnesses to call 911.

When the deputy arrived, the pickup was in the correct lane, but the teen drove over a curbed median near 56th Street and Fletcher Avenue to pull over after the deputy turned on his cruiser lights.

A breath test showed the driver, 18-year-old Jonathan G. Renteria, had a blood-alcohol content of .110 percent. Wagner said he told the deputy he thought he was in Council Bluffs, Iowa, his hometown.

"A disaster, I think, was narrowly averted," the sheriff said.

The deputy cited the Renteria on suspicion of driving under the influence, willful reckless driving and speeding, then took him to detox.

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BTW, Ceresco, Nebraska is 70 miles west of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Thank God he was caught before he killed someone!

lets hope that kid isn"t allowed to drive anything bigger than a petal car after this

our next political candidate in the making, don't know what the he@@ he's doing.

I read that a 52 year old man got his 16th DUI. Judge sentenced him to 99 years in the pen.

Drunk driver registering .16, and also under the influence of marijuana killed my nephew, seriously injured his girlfriend. Finally sentenced this month: Got 75 MONTHS to 25 years. Plus about $50,00 in restitution. Not gonna hold my breath, he"s gonna be out in short time, money may never. Found out state can tap his prision savings account for some of the restitution, but that"s not going to go far.

Needless to say, our family feels violated all over again. And in reality, Judge didn"t sentence him to the state mandated minimum. Could have been out in 5 years.

I thought if the sentence was mandatory that was the starting point, usually in legislation so how come the judge can change it or is it a case of "Only in America"