Daviess County Commission President Jim Truelove, 53, of Montgomery pled guilty Tuesday morning to a drunk driving charge and was sentenced to 180 days of probation.
On Jan. 19, 2007, Truelove was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or more.
At a hearing with special judge Tim Crowley of Knox Superior Court and special prosecutor George Ankenbrand of Princeton, Truelove pled guilty to the second charge. The first charge was dropped.
Truelove’s attorney, Dirk Carnahan of Vincennes, told Crowley that Truelove has no prior record of drunk driving. Truelove also submitted to a chemical test and had his license suspended for 90 days.
In handing down the sentence, Crowley said he did not want to treat Truelove any better or worse than anyone else facing similar charges.
The sentence was 60 days in prison suspended with credit for one day served, 180 days of probation, $50 fine, $164.50 court cost, $200 alcohol counter measure fee, $40 probation fee plus $15 per month user fee and a substance abuse evaluation. The fees are due within 30 days.
Truelove was not required to perform 20 hours of community service, although one defendant sentenced before him on similar charges did also receive the community service sentence.
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