A habitual DWI offender was sentenced to 55 years in prison this week.

According to court documents, Gliddon W. Davis was sentenced by a Montgomery County jury of his peers to 55 years in prison for the felony offense of Driving While Intoxicated-Third or More. Davis was arrested September 1, 2009 after a husband and wife watched his vehicle swerve across lanes and run stop signs. Davis’ driving was so reckless that the couple performed a citizen’s arrest.

Trooper William C. Smith arrived to find Davis stumbling as he walked. Due to Davis’ age and the fact that he wore a prosthetic leg, Smith could not perform all the standardized field sobriety tests, but the trooper still noted a number of signs of intoxication.  Smith found seven empty, 16-ounce Budweiser beer cans scattered near Davis’ driver’s seat. Davis told the Trooper he began drinking half an hour before driving. His blood alcohol level was 0.19 percent, which is more than twice the legal limit.

The jury deliberated for less than two hours to find Davis guilty. Due to his seven previous DWI convictions, Davis was sentenced to 55 years in prison.

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