MADAWASKA, Maine — A Maine court has sentenced a Caribou man to attend a 72-hour education and awareness program at the Wavus Camp facility in Jefferson following his no contest plea on charges of operating under the influence and failing to stop and render assistance at an accident scene.
Douglas Hise, pleaded no contest on Aug. 9 at Madawaska District Court to charges stemming from an incident in February when Hise was accused of hitting two vehicles while driving his Cadillac Escalade in the wrong lane on U.S. Route 1 between Grand Isle and Madawaska.
Hise, who was 49 at the time, and the two other drivers all sustained injuries, which were not considered life threatening, in the accidents and were transported to area hospitals, according to police at the time.
In a no-contest plea, the defendant neither admits nor disputes the charges, but understands that it will result in a conviction.
Judge David Soucy also assessed Hise a total of $700 in fines for the two charges and suspended his driving license for 150 days.
The standard sentencing for first time OUI offenders in Maine normally includes a minimum of 48 hours incarnation. Alternative sentencing options are sometimes used for first time or nonviolent offenders.
Hise, whose blood alcohol level was reported to be .27, according to Madawaska Police Chief Ross Dubois, is scheduled to attend the Wavus program in mid-October.
