It's worse than you think. That suspension is fake; one can apply for an automatic hardship that entitles one to drive while suspended legally. Sure, that driving is supposed to be for going to work, shopping and going to necessary appointments, but people shop all over, so it's useless.

Oh, and it gets worse. She likely has two priors, not the one noted in the article, because Oregon is the rare state that allows drunk drivers to use a diversion program to wipe away one DUII per decade. It's insane, imo.

Some SoCal DA's have begun requiring people convicted of DUII to sign paperwork that guarantees a conviction for second degree murder if they ever kill someone while driving drunk. I think that's a step in the right direction.