Drunk Driver who killed 6 gets 60 years

I'm all for this but a little surprised since his BAC was just
slightly above the limit.

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...led-Immokalee/

Truck driver to serve 60 years in Glades crash that killed 6
Posted March 7, 2011 at 4:22 p.m.

A truck driver who killed six Immokalee men when he slammed into their
van at a Glades County intersection was sentenced to 60 years in
prison on Monday, according to the State Attorney's Office.

Ewing Saunders, 68, had been convicted of 6 counts of DUI manslaughter
in the September 2008 accident, which killed a group of men traveling
from Immokalee to harvest Palmetto berries in the county.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Saunders was driving a 2005
Peterbilt tractor-trailer filled with sand westbound on State Road 78
in Glades County. He failed to stop at the intersection with State
Road 29 and struck a 1993 Chevrolet van driven by Jose Saavedra.

Saavedra died, as did his five passengers, identified as Jose Maria
Arellano, 68, Saavedra's father-in-law; Lucas Reyes Flores, 21;
Rigoberto Reyes Perez, 20; Oscar Humberto Reyes, 50; and Sergio Saul
Salazar, 21.

Blood drawn from Saunders revealed he had a blood alcohol level of
0.11 percent at the time of the crash, 0.03 percent above Florida's
0.08 percent limit.

On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:25:49 -0800 (PST), Car Crashes Mean Car Sales - GM
loves highway criminals wrote:

> I'm all for this but a little surprised since his BAC was just
> slightly above the limit.
>
> http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...led-Immokalee/
>
> Truck driver to serve 60 years in Glades crash that killed 6
> Posted March 7, 2011 at 4:22 p.m.

FYI, the BAC limit by federal law is .04%.

On Mar 7, 9:19*pm, richard > wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:25:49 -0800 (PST), Car Crashes Mean Car Sales - GM
>
> loves highway criminals wrote:
> > I'm all for this but a little surprised since his BAC was just
> > slightly above the limit.
>
> >http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/...rs-sentenced-c...
>
> > Truck driver to serve 60 years in Glades crash that killed 6
> > Posted March 7, 2011 at 4:22 p.m.
>
> FYI, the BAC limit by federal law is .04%.

You mean cuz he's a truck driver? I just did a search on that subject
and it appears the federal law says a trucker with bac of 04-08 must
be immediately suspended. Unclear if it's also considered the crime
of DUI.