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Booked and charged. A Bellevue man is locked up for his ninth DUI.
"We do have some concerns that he could possibly do this again. If history is any indication, he probably will," says Chief John Stacey of the Bellevue Police Department.
History shows it's William Conners' ninth time in jail for drunk driving. His first arrest occurring 1982. The latest, early Wednesday morning.
"It seems like the pretence is that he was crazy over the limit on a lot of these things."
Conner's most recent inebriated escapade police say took him to Bellevue's Chandler Acres neighborhood. Officers tell Action 3 News they found Conner's passed out slumped over the wheel of his F-150, stuck on a snow bank, with the gears still in drive. Further investigating revealed the truck's license plates didn't match the vehicle and Conner didn't have a license.
"That obviously indicates that there is a serious problem. For some reason the system may have missed him or has ignored the system all this time."
After nine DUIs it might mean prison time for Conner. A man who police say doesn't appear to like Nebraska's driving laws.
"I don't know what the backgrounds were on his other court trials or why he is still out driving but it's apparent that everything they've tried hasn't worked."
All of Conner's drunk driving arrests have occurred in Nebraska. Most in Douglas and Sarpy county.
Reported by: Dave Roberts, dgroberts@action3news.com
