10 years jail for DWI

Brenham Banner-Press Online Edition: "Brenham man gets 10 years probation after another DWI Wednesday, April 4, 2007 3:28 PM CDT A Brenham man has been placed on probation for an automobile accident last year that involved alcohol. Thomas Zachary Taylor Jr., 48, 406 W. Fifth St., No. 15, was sentenced here Tuesday in a plea bargain agreement in district court, Judge Terry Flenniken presiding. Taylor was sentenced to 10 years in state prison for driving while intoxicated (third offense) and intoxication assault, but was placed on probation for 10 years for both cases. Authorities said Taylor was involved in an April 24, 2006 accident that resulted in injuries to other people. Taylor must also spend every weekend over the next three months in the Washington County jail. His driver's license was suspended for 180 days. Taylor must also pay $100 to the EMS Trauma Fund, restitution to be determined (in both cases), perform 250 hours of community service, undergo drug/alcohol evaluation and treatment, complete DWI education and intervention programs, submit to urinalysis and attend a victim impact panel meeting. In another court case, Scott Ancheta, 26, 1816 Carriage Club Drive, Cedar Park, Texas, was sentenced to one year deferred adjudication probation for theft ($500-$1,500). He was also fined $750 and ordered to pay court costs and a one-time $75 supervision fee, and to report by mail to his probation officer. Community service requirements were waived. "