Saturday, November 28, 2009

Man convicted of DUI

A La Paz County jury convicted Chad C.C. Connally of driving under the influence Nov. 13 in the Parker Justice Court. Connally, a resident of Las Vegas, was arrested April 25 on Riverside Drive for driving without headlamps on. His blood alcohol concentration was .112.

Stephen Lundell was the lead prosecutor and the case was investigated by Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer P.J. McCabe.

Connally was sentenced the same day by Judge Charlene Weis to serve three days in jail, pay fines totaling $2,009, attend alcohol screening and education and install an ignition interlock device in any vehicle Connelly drives for one year. Connally had no prior DUI convictions.

County Attorney Sam Vederman made the following statement: "I am extremely pleased with the sentence handed down by Judge Weis. The advantage of having a jury trial is that the judge has an opportunity to hear all the facts of the case and can observe the demeanor exhibited by the defendant and seeing the lack of remorse, the defendant received three days in jail, which is more jail time than the mandatory minimum."