Texas man gets life in prison after his ninth drunk driving conviction -
Christopher Stanford, 50, elected to have a jury decide his fate after he pleaded guilty Monday to driving while intoxicated. The jury in Parker County, Texas, decided on life in prison.
Stanford’s Aug. 15, 2022 arrest was his first in the county. His previous eight DWI charges were in four other Texas counties, all part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. He has four previous prison sentences for driving while intoxicated.“His record showed that he was going to continue endangering communities throughout the metroplex unless he was locked up,” he said.
In his latest drunk driving incident, Stanford ran his Lincoln MKC through a red light, rear-ending a Kia Sorento. After the crash, Stanford ran, saying that he had to go or otherwise he would be in trouble.Stanford proceeded to flee on foot, scaling a barbed wire fence, ripping his clothing and suffering cuts in the process. About 30 minutes after the crash, officers found Stanford hiding in vegetation.
Stanford had trouble standing up and was belligerent with officers, including headbutting an emergency response worker that attempted to help him, prosecutors said. Stanford refused a roadside sobriety test but agreed to give a blood sample for testing after he was arrested. The blood test showed an alcohol concentration of 0.267, more than three times the legal limit in Texas of 0.08.“I thought his testimony showed a lack of personal insight that was manifested in his lack of concern for others on our roads. In our case, he was not just intoxicated, he was flat-out drunk,” Assistant District Attorney Skyler Schoolfield said.
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