ATV OPERATOR ARRESTED FOR 2ND DUI AND DRIVING WITH A SUSPENDED LICENSE

WATERBURY, VT -- A Barnet man is facing serious charges after being caught driving an ATV on a local town road while intoxicated and after his driver's license was suspended.

On the evening of March 27, Easter day, Richard L. Moon, 51, of Barnet was arrested for DUI and criminal DLS. Vermont State Game Warden Dennis Amsden stopped Moon for operating an ATV on the Barnet Center Road, in Barnet, VT. The roads in Barnet are not open to ATV use. Moon showed signs of intoxication. Warden Amsden charged him with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.

Moon's blood alcohol level was .208, greater than 2 ½ times the legal alcohol limit. Moon was previously convicted of DUI in 1998.

A conviction for a second offense of DUI carries a fine of not more than $1,500 and a jail sentence of not more than two years. A conviction of criminal DLS carries a fine of not more than $5,000, plus surcharge, and a jail sentence of not more than two years.
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