A former Old Bridge man is facing time in state prison after he was convicted Monday of driving while his license was suspended following his third drunk driving conviction.
A former Old Bridge man, convicted three times of drunk driving, is facing mandatory prison time for driving on a suspended license. NEW BRUNSWICK -- A former Old Bridge man is facing time in state prison after he was convicted Monday of driving while his license was suspended following his third drunk driving conviction.
Giacomo Abrusci, 35, who now lives in Long Island City, N.Y., was found guilty of one count of operating a motor vehicle while his driver's license was suspended for a second or subsequent conviction for driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a breath test, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey.
Carey said Abrusci is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 26, 2016, by Superior Court Judge Colleen Flynn who can order him to serve up to 18 months in state prison with a mandatory six months to be served before he is eligible for parole.
Carey said during the three-day trial, Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor David M. Liston presented evidence that Abrusci was convicted in Woodbridge Municipal Court on June 12, 2013 for refusing to submit to a breath test. The refusal was Abrusci's third offense related to driving under the influence and his license was suspended for 10 years.
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The prosecutor said on March 11, 2014, Abrusci was driving in the Cheesequake rest area of the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville when he was stopped by a State Trooper and was unable to produce a valid driver's license.
Carey said driving privileges are revoked for repeat drunk-driving offenders who face mandatory incarceration for their third offense, adding the law criminalizes the conduct of those defenders who ignore court-ordered suspensions and continue to drive.
"These laws are enforced to protect the public and keep incompetent drivers off the road," he said.
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