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colorlors before it ancy, the Cityedo the cedarI from a gray orms to other pptng Center, cy on the per-i also patched the building. World, asked ro-year grace nission so the finished until n World was tructed to use with the ar-mg center, th a gray ex-ud, “and theDrunk driver gets 6 months jailA Shingle Springs man whose blood alcohol content was .28 — nearly three times the legal level of drunkenness — when he crashed head-on into an El Dorado County Animal Control truck last May, was sentenced to six months in jail Friday.Four people, including drunk driver Rick Allen LaGrassa, 30, were seriously injured in the accident on Mother Lode Drive.LaGrassa will be on probation three years and must pay a $500 fine. His driver’s license will be restricted for one year, allowing him to drive only to and from work and an alcohol treatment program. The sentence was passed by Superior Court Judge William Byrne.About 3 p.m. on May 6, LaGrassa's sedan sped head-on into an Animal Control truck. Two county employees, Mari Bessette and William Brunette, were taken to Marshall Hospital with severe injuries, as were LaGrassa and his passenger, Richard Smith.LaGrassa pleaded no contest to the charge oi felony drunken driving on July 25, but told Pioba tion Department officials he doesn’t ever remember the accidentExtensive injuries have required both Bessette and Brunette to undergo physical therapy The both told probation workers they wanted LaGrasss to serve a significant period of jail time, a coui I document said.El Dorado County’s $8,000 truck was a total loss That and personal items belonging to the two vie Mms as well as Workman’s Compensation the} were paid will have to be reclaimed through civil proceedings, according to the Probation Depait ment.LaGrassa was convicted of drunken driving once before, in 1978.He is still recovering from a broken right leg anti ribs sustained in the May accident.know we said o abide by the
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Placerville Mountain Democrat
Placerville, California, US
Mon, Sep 19, 1983
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