Pierce Co. man charged with fifth DUI
Aug 21, 2012, 11:59 AM | Updated: 3:21 pm
A Pierce County man has pleaded not guilty to his fifth drunken driving incident, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.
Anthony J. Law, 42, faces charges of felony driving under the influence, as well as reckless endangerment, and driving without an ignition interlock system.
“This defendant is facing a range of 15 to 20 months, close to a year greater than a standard DUI sentence,” said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist. “But more significantly, it’s a felony conviction that carries all the penalties that accompany a felony.”
According to Lindquist, the Washington State Patrol pulled Law over on I-5 near Bridgeport Way on Saturday. Troopers say he was swerving across lanes of traffic while towing a boat on a trailer.
Law has three prior convictions for DUI and had a fourth DUI charge reduced to reckless endangerment.
