Asbury Park Press posted an article about a 76 year old mad who was struck and killed by a driver with a history of license suspensions for drunk driving and was on probation at the time of the accident. The driver of the vehicle has had his license suspended seven times by a court, and three of those suspensions were related to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. On the day of the crash his license was valid. Awaiting a blood analysis report of the driver, charges are have not yet been filed.
My first reaction to this article is shock, I can't believe that someone with so many suspensions and drug/alcohol driving charges is still able to get a license. It's even more shocking that he had a valid license at the time of the accident.
"He is what we consider a driver in good standing" quoted directly from the article, this quote absolutely floors me. I understand under the eyes of the law and courts that he did what he was supposed to do in order to obtain his license and that is why the statement was made, my concern is why the courts keep giving him his license back! Apparently you do the time, pay a fee, take some classes and you can have your license back. Seven suspensions, there should be some kind of limit here. He has had three drug/alcohol related charges while driving, he should not even have the option to obtain his license.
I think we need stricter laws regarding obtaining a driver's license after alcohol/drug related offenses, not only alcohol/drug charges specifically related to driving but alcohol/drug related offenses period. Perhaps if there were stricter laws in place this driver would not have been driving and this poor pedestrian would still be alive.
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