Kansas Man Gets 1 Year in Jail for 17th Drunk Driving Conviction

July 24, 2015

A 59-year-old eastern Kansas man has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty in his 17th drunken driving case.

The Kansas City Star reports Stephen Gast pleaded guilty after his June 10 arrest, when law enforcement officers were notified of a drunken driver. Prosecutors say officers found Gast in his vehicle and swerving on the road.

Most of Gast’s 17 driving under the influence convictions since 1980 have been in Leavenworth County, where he is a lifelong resident.

Gast was sentenced to a year in jail and $2,500 fine, which are the maximum punishments in Kansas for a person after four or more drunken driving convictions.

The sentence allows Gast to leave jail on work release after 48 hours in custody if he can verify employment.

Topics Personal Auto Kansas

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  • July 27, 2015 at 10:07 am
    UW Supreme says:
    I. Can't. Even. I'm never driving through Kansas again, and I'm personally shocked that this loser hasn't murdered anyone yet. Government is there to serve and protect US........ read more
  • July 27, 2015 at 9:11 am
    Nebraskan says:
    Some pot smoker gets 20 to life while this guy is out driving around.... I agree with you Insurance Mom, takes his car and license, but I bet he still finds a way. Someone wou... read more
  • July 24, 2015 at 3:33 pm
    Insurance Mom says:
    Can they confiscate his wheels too, and the car of anybody who lets him drive theirs?? Like, permanently take the car away?

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