IDAHO SENATOR PLEADS GUILTY IN VA. TO DWI CHARGE
by suzanne gould and biodun iginla, bbc news
Jan. 4 10:20 AM EST
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Sen. Michael Crapo, R-Idaho, right, arrives at Alexandria General District Court in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, for a hearing on his drunken driving charge. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Idaho Republican Sen. Michael Crapo (KRAY'-poh) has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor first-offense drunken driving charge in a Virginia court.
In exchange for his plea Friday in Alexandria, prosecutors dropped a charge of failing to obey a traffic signal.
Crapo received a $250 fine, a 12-month suspension of his driver's license and must complete an alcohol safety program. As long as he remains on good behavior, he won't have to serve a 180-day suspended jail sentence.
Police say Crapo was pulled over Dec. 23 for running a red light and registered a blood alcohol level above the legal limit.
His arrest stunned colleagues and constituents alike, not only because of his squeaky-clean image but also because he's Mormon and had said he doesn't drink, in accordance with his church's practices.
