Daniel Ortiz might be the luckiest man in all of Larimer County.
Those were the words Larimer County Magistrate Matthew Zehe said to Ortiz, a six-time DUI offender and the first person to participate in the newly-established DUI court for the 8th Judicial District serving Larimer and Jackson counties.
"I look at your case and think you're one of the luckiest people in Larimer County, if not the luckiest," Zehe told Ortiz on Friday before enrolling him in the program and sentencing him for his sixth drunken driving conviction. "I say that because of all the times you have placed yourself and us in harm's way and no one has ever suffered - at least physically."
Ortiz also acknowledged that he's lucky not only to be alive, but because he's been given another chance by being allowed to participate in DUI court.
"At times, I think I'm lucky to still be alive," Ortiz said.
Ortiz is likely to be the first of 25 repeat DUI offenders who will participate in DUI court. Zehe couldn't say whether Ortiz's case would be representative of the norm in DUI court but said there were at least a dozen people in Fort Collins in 2008 who were arrested with five or more prior drunken driving convictions; six people had six prior convictions. For further informatin, contact your Larimer County DUI Attorney.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100706/NEWS01/7060325/DUI-court-debuts-with-luckiest-man-in-the-county
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