Boise man in DUI crash was nearly 3 times over legal limit. Here's his sentence
A Boise man whose alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit will go to prison after he seriously injured another driver while speeding down Cloverdale Road last November.
Fourth Judicial District Senior Judge Michael Reardon sentenced Shane Sperry to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony aggravated driving under the influence, according to a Wednesday news release from the Ada County Prosecutor's Office.
Reardon retained jurisdiction over the 21-year-old's criminal case and placed him on an alternative sentencing option known as a rider. That means he'll spend roughly the next year in prison before having a hearing to review his progress in front of Reardon. If Sperry does well on his rider, he could be released on probation, but if he doesn't, he could go to prison for at least another year, and up to 10 more.
Sperry was driving an estimated 95 mph on Cloverdale Road — in a 45-mph zone — in the early hours of Nov. 24 when he collided with a Ford Bronco driven by a woman who was turning onto Cloverdale from her subdivision, the prosecutor's office said. She sustained a nasal bone fracture and lacerations to her face.
The crash was investigated by the Ada County Sheriff's Office, which found through a breath test that Sperry's alcohol content was .226, the release said. The legal limit is .08.
'We are grateful the victim survived this devastating crash,' Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts said in the release. 'This case is a reminder of the dangers of impaired and reckless driving, and I want to thank the Ada County Sheriff's Office and our prosecution team for their work in holding Mr. Sperry accountable.'
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