Country singer Randy Travis has
been sentenced after his August
2012 drunk driving incident.
He plead
guilty to the incident, and was
sentenced to 180 days in jail on
Thursday.
However, he most likely won't spend
any time behind bars. In this case, it's
not because of jail overcrowding,
which is how folks like Lindsay
Lohan, Paris Hilton, and others
always seem to spend a few hours in
jail, and then are released.
Instead,
Travis' sentence was probated for
two years.
In other words, he's on probation for
two years. As long as he stays on the
straight and narrow for that time,
he'll avoid jail. If however, he has a
legal problem, authorities can bring
him in and make him serve the 180
days.
In addition to probation, Travis must
check in to an inpatient alcohol
treatment facility for a minimum of
30 days and complete 100 hours of
community service.
Finally, Travis must also install an
ignition interlock device on any
vehicle he drives for the next two
years. The interlock measures a
driver's blood alcohol level and will
prevent the engine from starting if
the driver's BAC is above the legal
limit.
Travis was arrested for DUI on Aug. 7,
2012. Police found him lying naked in
the roadway, having crashed his car
in a construction area in Texas.
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