Montana state representative pleads guilty to DUI

By Cecilia Green

Published on March 31, 2006

Ross, 70, pleaded guilty to DUI and was issued a six month sentence, but was only required to serve a few days. He will spend one day at a detention facility in Billings and six days under house arrest.

Ross was ordered to pay a fine and court costs of $685. He will also have his driver's license suspended for six months;however, he was granted a provisional license in the event of an emergency. In addition, he must abstain from alcohol for six months, complete an alcohol assessment and treatment program, and submit to periodic urine or breath tests over the next six months.

Ross was pulled over during a traffic stop at about 11 p.m. on March 6. The highway patrol trooper, Adam Oliveras, claimed that Ross was weaving in his lane and at one point even drove onto the highway shoulder.

Ross admitted that he and his male passenger had a few drinks with dinner. According to the report, Ross registered a blood-alcohol level of 0.18;however, Ross claimed that he did not feel impaired when he got behind the wheel.

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