A driver who has racked up 32 driving prohibitions or suspensions, as well as 16 24-hour driving bans, failed to convince a British Columbia judge he should get a lighter sentence than normal for drunk driving because more than six months in jail could get him deported to India.

But the driver did get a reduced sentence because Mounties captured him on surveillance cameras using the toilet in a holding cell{ai:summary}A British Columbia judge denied a driver, with a history of 32 driving prohibitions and 16 24-hour bans, a lighter sentence for drunk driving. The driver argued that a sentence exceeding six months could lead to his deportation to India. The court maintained that his extensive record warranted a standard penalty. #crime

Prolific B.C. drunk driver could face deportation after dozens of driving bans over 30 years

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