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Travis County DA Lehmberg pleads guilty, is sentenced to 45 days in jail
District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg has pleaded guilty to drunken driving, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and immediately taken into custody.
Lehmberg’s blood alcohol level registered at 0.23 when she was arrested April 13, her attorney David Sheppard said.
Sheppard said the the punishment is “without a doubt” the “harshest” sentence for a first-time drunken driving charge in the history of Travis County.
Lehmberg’s driver’s license was also suspended for 180 days.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/lehmberg-expected-in-court-friday/nXQ9C/ .
[font color=green]Yes, two vodka drinks will cause a woman to have a BAC of 0.23--if the drink is straight vodka in a Big Gulf cup. Jeez.[/font]
