East Boston man faces eighth OUI charge
State Police report an East Boston man who's already been ordered to stay away from the wheel for the rest of his life was arrested for drunk driving Wednesday night in Revere.
Albert Diaz, 52, stunk of booze and had glassy, bloodshot eyes when a state trooper stopped him around 11 p.m. after spotting him speeding and weaving on Rte. 16 in a Hyundai, police say.
Diaz is under a lifetime driving suspension because of all his prior OUI convictions, police say.
This time around, he faces charges of operating under the influence of liquor, marked lanes violations, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle after revocation for OUI, speeding and failure to wear a seatbelt. The Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports he was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Nov. 30, at which prosecutors will ask a judge to keep him locked up for at least another 60 days as an immediate menace to society.
Compare to:
Neftali Pastrana
Thomas McCue
Joseph Limone
Innocent, etc.
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Can't the courts seize their cars?
If someone is continuing to drive with a revoked license, and he gets yet another OUI conviction, shouldn't the judge order his car seized to prevent a recurrence?
better yet, why is he not in jail?
They'll just go out and buy another $500 junkbox and title it in a relative's name. I think a better question is, why is someone with this many OUIs, and who continues to drive in defiance of the law, not in jail? He's pretty obviously a threat to society.
That would be because your
That would be because your Legislature is full of lawyers. Why cut off a sure source of income?
Civil confinement?
Why is it that we allow civil confinement for people deemed to be "sexually dangerous persons" -- but not for people like this? This seems like a clear case of someone who cannot control himself and therefore shouldn't be out among us.
Again
Gather all the children and pets of state legislators and judges, tether them to the street, then let this guy drive down it after getting sloshed. Only way they'll learn.