Repeat DUI offender gets 6th chance

A 54-year-old Coeur d’Alene man whose fifth drunken driving charge made national news four years ago was back in court this week facing another drunk driving felony and a probation violation.

Glenn McNutt was sentenced to a maximum eight years in prison Thursday for the probation violation stemming from a 2013 felony DUI charge, but First District Judge Richard S. Christensen retained jurisdiction, allowing McNutt to take part in another prison rehabilitation program.

In the 2013 incident, McNutt smashed into multiple vehicles and guardrails on Interstate 90 while traveling in excess of 90 mph through Coeur d’Alene with police on his heels. The police chase came to a halt near the 15th Street exit in Coeur d’Alene. Officers had to smash a car window to unlock the door and get McNutt out of his 2006 Kia passenger car, because McNutt was unresponsive to their commands. The car would not run and had to be towed away/ Ralph Bartholdt , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .