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Clayton County judge sentences man to probation, community service after second-offense DUI plea
Summary
Raul Sedano Sanchez pleaded guilty to DUI in Clayton County State Court and received 12 months with three days to serve, credit for time served, probation, a $300 fine, community service and substance‑use treatment and monitoring requirements.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward accepted a guilty plea Wednesday from Raul Sedano Sanchez in Clayton County State Court after prosecutors said a post‑crash blood test showed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.117. The judge sentenced Sanchez to 12 months, with three days to serve and the balance of the sentence suspended on probation, ordered 40 hours of community service, a DUI risk‑reduction course, a substance‑use evaluation and any recommended treatment, and random testing for alcohol and drugs.
The plea resolved multiple counts in a case stemming from a Dec. 3, 2022 crash at Old Dixie Road and Frontage Road. Assistant Solicitor Robert Tipton told the court that a bilingual officer conducted a DUI investigation and that the blood draw produced a BAC of 0.117. The prosecutor recommended the sentence the court imposed.
Why it matters: The court framed the case as a public‑safety concern and emphasized the need for treatment and monitoring to prevent future impaired driving. Judge Hayward told Sanchez that repeated DUI arrests suggest an unhealthy relationship with alcohol and urged him to use the probation and treatment conditions to avoid further incidents.
The court also merged related counts under the plea agreement and ordered count 3 — a following‑too‑close charge — suspended as part of the negotiated disposition. The judge instructed Sanchez to report to probation immediately for intake and warned that failing to meet probation requirements could lead to revocation and jail time.
Provenance: The factual basis and BAC result were presented by the prosecutor during arraignment and appear in the court transcript; the judge’s sentencing remarks and probation directions are recorded later in the same proceeding.
