Texas: It took 12 DWI arrests before Ivy Ray Eberhardt was locked up for good- Hats off to Texas Judge Towson for giving this Dirtbag life in prison!

Ivy Ray Eberhardt 12th DWI gets life in prison in Texas

Ivy Ray Eberhardt 12th DWI gets life in prison in Texas

From NBC Fort Worth

A 62-year-old Weatherford, Texas man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to his 10th driving while intoxicated offense.  He also racked up two more DWI arrests in Colorado when he fled Texas.

District Judge Craig Towson told Ivy Ray Eberhardt he was “a second away from hurting someone really badly” as he announced the sentence, according to a news release issued by Parker County district attorneys.

“Part of my job is to protect the citizens of Parker County,” Towson told Eberhardt. “The only way that I can think of to do that from somebody that has 12 DWI arrests and 10 DWI convictions is to put you in a place that you can’t drive for as long as I possibly can.”

On April 13, 2014, Weatherford police said they responded a call about a reckless driver on U.S. 180 and saw Eberhardt swerving and driving in the wrong lane. When police pulled Eberhardt over, they said he told the officer he had consumed most of a 750-ml bottle of whiskey that was found in his vehicle.

Assistant District Attorney Jeff Swain said Eberhardt’s case is only now concluded because they had to wait for him to finish his sentence for a similar case in Colorado.

“Eberhardt cut off his electronic monitor, skipped bond and fled to Colorado where he was arrested for yet another DWI offense,” Swain said.

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