Most prosecutors won't extradite someone charged with a misdemeanor. But in the case of one South Carolina resident, Rockingham County prosecutors wasted little time asking deputies to go get her after she failed to appear on a DUI charge.
Police say Jane Ellen Plikaytis, 48, of Tega Cay, S.C., registered a 0.33 when her blood-alcohol content was tested following a traffic stop on Interstate 81 on May 8. Virginia's limit for being legally intoxicated is 0.08.
Plikaytis was contacted after she missed her original court date of June 12, but she told the court that she would not return to Virginia willingly, according to prosecutors. And while it's not common for someone to be extradited for a misdemeanor, prosecutors say they made an exception in this case, citing the aggravating circumstances.
"She was driving 25 mph in the middle of the highway, causing more than a 3-mile backup," said Alycia Eldridge. "We extradited her because of the severity of the DUI and the hardship it caused to the community."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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You cannot extradite for a misdemeanor so she must not have objected. If she was tried in her absence she could not get her license back until she went to the VASAP alcohol classes. How much did we spend getting her back? We do have to pay for the law enforcement time and travel costs.
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