The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

July 1, 2009

New Jersey man pleads guilty in 15th drunken-driving offense


MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.



Shaun Campbell of East Rutherford told a judge Tuesday that he had been drinking "quite a bit" of beer when he crashed his SUV head-on into a pickup in April. The truck's occupants, a man and his 4-year-old daughter, were not seriously hurt.



The 40-year-old Campbell's blood-alcohol level was .288 percent, more than triple the state's legal limit.



Authorities say Campbell's license has been suspended 78 times in 22 years. He still faces drunken-driving charges in two other New Jersey cities.



Prosecutors are seeking a maximum prison term of nearly three years at Campbell's sentencing in August. He will lose his license for at least 10 more years.