"Rafael Onofre-Remigio, 31, was arrested Aug. 26 after a California Highway Patrol officer stopped him for driving 99 mph on Highway 101, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office. A Breathalyzer test measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.14%, nearly twice the 0.08% legal limit. He was on post-release supervision at the time and did not have an ignition interlock device installed, required due to the previous DUI conviction, prosecutors said."
"Under California law, DUI penalties escalate based on prior convictions within a 10-year window, but prison time is not automatic. Some repeat DUI cases - even felonies - result in probation, supervision or local jail time unless aggravating factors are present, such as injury, refusal to comply with alcohol-monitoring requirements or extremely high speeds. Court records show Onofre-Remigio has a history of DUI-related convictions dating back to November 2013, including a felony conviction in October 2021."
Rafael Onofre-Remigio, 31, was stopped Aug. 26 for driving 99 mph on Highway 101 and registered a 0.14% blood-alcohol content while on post-release supervision without a required ignition interlock device. He pleaded no contest to a felony DUI charge and received a three-year prison sentence from Sonoma County Judge Kenneth Gnoss. District Attorney Carla Rodriguez supported the maximum sentence, calling the defendant a continuing threat to the community. Court records show multiple DUI-related convictions dating to November 2013, including a 2021 felony. California law increases DUI penalties for prior convictions within a ten-year window, though prison is not always mandatory without aggravating factors.
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