A Village of Santo Domingo man has been sentenced in connection with his seventh drunk driving arrest earlier this year.
Keith Van Zandt Leeper, 51, of 1112 Dario Court, had been stopped in April near the Boone Gate on the Historic Side of The Villages after his van was spotted swerving on U.S. Hwy. 27/441. An empty pint of Skol Vodka was found in the center console of the vehicle. He was unable to perform field sobriety exercises, refused to provide a breath sample and fell asleep in a holding cell. The police officer discovered that Leeper had six prior DUI convictions, some in Pennsylvania and others in Georgia.
Last month in Lake County Court, he entered a plea of no contest to the drunk driving charge.
He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 140 days already served. He has been placed on probation for four years and ordered not to consume or possess alcohol. His driver’s license has been permanently revoked.
