Arlington Heights man arrested on 10th DUI charge

An Arlington Heights man was arrested Wednesday on his 10th drunken driving charge, authorities said.

[rjinchi]

10 DUI charges? why was this idiot not in jail as a result of any of the previous 9?

[Miss Jane Hathaway]

Nothing amusing here, other than they allowed him bail.

[Brad Nailer]

If the guy won't/can't stop drinking and driving, I guess he has to go away, but what about the fact that he has an alcohol dependency problem?

He must be held accountable, but it's a shame there isn't a recovery formula that would work for the guy.

Now, everybody lay off the cocktails before driving this weekend.

[JSmith]

He needs to get the maximum sentence. How in the world can they let him go that many times???? He should have been in jail a long time ago. Thank god he hasn't hurt anyone.

[Rocco]

Looks like our 3 strikes and you're out system isn't even working.

This is a great example of why the car seizure from a DUI would WORK. Do you think it would be worth it for this guy to have to buy 10 cars just so he can continue drinking and driving?

[dave]

This is a perfect example of having a lawyer that gets around the "mandatory" sentence on these issues and judges that don't enforce the law. The prosecutor makes a deal with the offender's lawyer, tells the judge that he/she will accept probation or something other than the mandatory sentencing, and it's over. Judges need to follow the law.