Three-time DUI offender sentenced


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  • | 1:57 p.m. June 22, 2014
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The defendant ran into a patrol car in 2012.

Lori Kane, 50, was convicted by a jury on June 19 of felony driving under the influence. She was charged with having three DUI offenses in 10 years, including convictions in 1993 and 2009.

Evidence showed that on June 16, 2012, after Kane had consumed several drinks at an Ormond Beach establishment, she ran a stop sign and crashed into Ormond Beach Police Detective Danielle Reagan’s patrol vehicle. Reagan suffered back and foot injuries.

Several witnesses testified that Kane was impaired by alcohol, including a bartender that testified she stopped serving Kane.

Judge R. Michael Hutcheson can sentence Kane up to five years in prison. She was taken into custody pending sentencing, which will be scheduled after a presentencing investigation.

 

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