Man gets prison time for 18th drunk driving conviction
A Green bay man was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his 18th drunk driving conviction.
Wallace Bowers, 74, had a valid driver’s license when he was arrested Jan. 8 after crashing into a power pole on the city’s east side. He pleaded no contest Friday to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, 10th or more offense. Two other counts were dismissed.
Defense attorney Steven Johnson noted Bowers is a Vietnam War U.S. Army veteran on full disability with PTSD and other health issues. The isolation and stress due to the pandemic exacerbated his situation.
“I regret everything that I’ve done,” Bowers said before sentencing, noting the stress lead to an alcoholism relapse after being clean for 10 years.
The criminal complaint notes 17 prior convictions for arrests on:
The criminal complaint notes 17 prior convictions for arrests on:
Jan. 24, 1988
Feb. 7, 1993
March 12, 1993
May 23, 1993
July 8, 1993
April 17, 1994
Dec. 2, 1994
Aug. 13, 1994
July 31, 1996
Sept. 23, 1996
Aug. 27, 1997
June 13, 1998
May 3, 2000
Jan. 1, 2000
April 14, 2003
July 12, 2005
Oct. 1, 2011
Jan. 8, 2021
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He does not deserve to be locked up with the gangsters. There are other choices by the judge AND the defendant.