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Thomas Marble, a relative of the victims, said the family had consented to the plea agreement but is upset the maximum penalty isn't higher. Keene, formerly of Spanish Lake, had a blood alcohol level of 0.

He had spent years slipping through a maze of DUI laws. At the time of the crash, Keene had already been to prison for a fifth DWI, but police had failed to seek felony charges for two later arrests. In , a felony DUI conviction in Missouri landed Keene in prison with a five-year sentence, but he was released on probation after serving days.

Mudge said Keene's history highlighted "the difficulty to get a true grasp of a person's driving record in other states. A Post-Dispatch investigation last year of loose enforcement of drunken driving laws prompted the passage of a Missouri law that allows prosecutors to seek stiffer penalties against the worst offenders and closes a reporting gap that prevented repeat violators from being tried as chronic drunken drivers. Early on Feb. Louis to attend her grandmother's funeral. Watch a video of family members of the victims, talk about the night of the crash and Keene's repeated DWI convictions.

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You lose. Lenient plea de…. Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading. Already a subscriber? Log in or Activate your account. Campbell, in reply, acknowledged that there were issues with Charlie's testimony but that he had been consistent and "unshaken" about Patterson-Smith shoving Andre's head into the window.

North Trial concludes for alleged drunk driver in Whitehorse crash that killed two Anthony Andre was on trial for two counts of impaired driving causing death, one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm and three counts of driving with a blood alcohol level at or exceeding 80 milligrams in relation to a crash that killed passengers Stallion Smarch and Faith Lynn Papineau. Social Sharing. Andre was shoved, defence claims In closing submissions, defence lawyer Malcolm Campbell said he wasn't disputing the fact that Andre was driving while intoxicated, but pointed to Charlie's testimony indicating alcohol wasn't the reason for the crash.

Testimony unreliable, says Crown Crown attorney Leo Lane, however, argued that Charlie's testimony couldn't be trusted. Judge Peter Chisholm reserved his decision, which isn't expected until next year. Related Stories Community hears calls for peace and forgiveness at Whitehorse vigil for crash victims Man charged with drunk driving in fatal accident in Whitehorse 2 killed in early morning accident in Whitehorse.

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