TU Tuesday-- Crime

 My question: What is a DUI and what is probation for a DUI?

 http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Nebraska-man-gets-probation-for-naked-joyride-3407462.php

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_under_the_influence

 http://dui.drivinglaws.org/nebraska.php

 http://www.duiprobation.org/

The Times Union article that I read was about a man, Nickolus Borgman, who in February 2011 was "caught driving drunk while he and some friends were on a naked joyride near Lincoln last winter. “This was Borgman's third DUI, making this DUI a felony. For this incident Borgman received six months in jail, five years of probation and he lost his driver’s license for 15 years.  A DUI is "the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit." In this case the legal limit in Nebraska is a .08% blood alcohol content if you are 21 years old or older. This means that Borgman was driving with a BAC level higher that .08%, also you can't forget that Borgman was doing this naked. Besides jail time and having his license suspended Borgman also received five years of probation for this incident. "If a person on probation commits any new crime during the probation period, he or she faces enhanced punishments. This could be new jail time, new fines, or a longer probation period." This means that if during his five years of probation Borgman commits any crime than he can be punished much more severely than if he didn't have probation. DUI's can be considered as either a misdemeanor or a felony. In Borgman's case this was his third DUI, making this a felony and thus the much stricter punishment than he would have received if he had just gotten a misdemeanor.