Man so drunk field sobriety tests were ‘too dangerous’ sentenced to life in prison for repeated DWI convictions

Joseph Haren (Comal County Criminal District Attorney

Joseph Haren (Comal County Criminal District Attorney’s Office).

A 71-year-old man in Texas with a dangerous habit of getting behind the wheel while drunk will likely spend the rest of his days behind bars after being convicted of driving while intoxicated for the sixth time.

A jury in Comal County last month ordered Joseph Haren to serve a sentence of life in a state correctional facility for his repeated offenses, authorities announced. Under state law, an individual convicted of three or more DWI offenses and two prior prison sentences from those offenses is subject to 25 years to life in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

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