Published: July 01, 2009 08:50 am      

NJ man on 15th drunken-driving offense: I’m guilty

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man whose driver’s license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.

Shaun Campbell of East Rutherford told a judge Tuesday that he had been drinking “quite a bit” of beer when he crashed his SUV head-on into a pickup in April. The truck’s occupants, a man and his 4-year-old daughter, were not seriously hurt.

The 40-year-old Campbell’s blood-alcohol level was .288 percent, more than triple the state’s legal limit.

Authorities say Campbell’s license has been suspended 78 times in 22 years. He still faces drunken-driving charges in two other New Jersey cities.

Prosecutors are seeking a maximum prison term of nearly three years at Campbell’s sentencing in August. He will lose his license for at least 10 more years.