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Driving Under the Influence * USA
* Pennsylvania - DUIs in personal vehicle lead to trucker losing CDL for life
(Photo from Wikipedia: A woman using a driving simulator that recreates the experience of driving under the influence of alcohol. She is wearing glasses that distort her vision) 
Monroe County,PENN,USA -Land Line, by Jami Jones -15 Feb 2013: -- Getting busted for DUI in his personal vehicle, twice, means a Pennsylvania man will be looking for a new job... The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Feb. 7 in the case of James Sondergaard v. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation and Bureau of Driver Licensing, that Sondergaard’s CDL would be suspended for life... According to court records, Sondergaard was convicted twice of DUI in 2010. Both arrests occurred while Sondergaard, a CDL holder, was driving his personal vehicle. The Pennsylvania Driver Licensing Bureau then suspended his CDL for life in August 2011... Federal regulation states that the first conviction of being under the influence – even in a non-CMV – results in a one-year suspension. The second conviction is a lifetime suspension... However, lifetime may not necessarily be lifetime. Reinstatement is possible after 10 years if that person has voluntarily entered and successfully completed an appropriate rehabilitation program approved by the state, according to Federal regulations...
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