A Clay Township man has been sentenced for committing the same crime for the ninth time.

Brian Kummer, 50, of Clay Township was sentenced Thursday for his ninth driving under the influence offense. Since it was his second DUI in 10 years, Kummer avoided some of the higher penalties that are associated with serial DUI offenses.

Judge William Shaffer sentenced Kummer to six months to a year in jail along with a total of 18 months of probation and $3,250 in fines.

Kummer pleaded guilty Nov. 2 to driving under the influence and another misdemeanor related to driving under the influence.

Kummer was immediately paroled from jail with the agreement that he wears for six months a Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, an ankle bracelet that immediately alerts law enforcement and probation and parole officers when the person wearing the device consumes alcohol.

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