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Lindsay Lohan free on $300,000 bond: And they said it wouldn't happen

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Lindsay Lohan is free on $300,000 bond!  And, they said it wasn't going to happen this time.  According to Fox News,Judge Patricia Schnegg, Assistant Supervising Judge for the L.A. County Criminal Courts, threw out Judge Elden Fox's ruling a few hours after the fact.  Judge Fox stated he was not going to allow bond this time.

Ms. Lohan has been struggling with the law since 2007 over drug and drunk driving charges.  She was released from jail and allowed to go to rehab a few weeks ago.  Part of the deal was that she pass frequent random drug tests, and she didn't! 

Not in Tennessee

Local Tri-Cities resident, Betty Necessary, thinks this money is just a drop in the bucket to Lindsay Lohan, but considers how many people could be helped with that same sum of money.  "I don't see why they don't leave her in jail to dry out," she wonders. 

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In Tennessee, Ms. Lohan may not have the same special treatment.  Here is the state government's page on DUI penalties in the Volunteer State. 

Drunk driving kills people

The TN.gov Newsroom  has this to say about drunk driving:

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest problems. Nationwide, in 2008, 37,261 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes. Out of that number, 11,733 people were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

In Tennessee in 2009, 989 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes. There were 136 people who were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a BAC of .08 or higher.
 
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Lindsay Lohan escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies arrives for a mandatory court appearance before a judge who revoked her probation earlier this week at Beverly Hills Courthouse on September 24, 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Lindsay Lohan escorted by Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies arrives for a mandatory court appearance before a judge who revoked her probation earlier this week at Beverly Hills Courthouse on September 24, 2010
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Barbie Crafts is a free-lance writer and church organist. She has written extensively on Associated Content, Demand Media, Triond, and other sites. Her work has also been published in Crafts 'n Things magazine.

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