Judge: Man Banned From Driving For Life Can Re-apply

FARMINGTON, Maine - A judge has ruled a Maine a man who was banned from driving for life after a triple-fatal drunken driving crash can reapply for a license.
 
The Kennebec Journal reports that 39-year-old Bryan Carrier, of Fairfield, was denied for the third time when he tried to get his license back. Judge William Stokes ruled that a Bureau of Motor Vehicles hearing officer didn't have the authority to decide Carrier couldn't file another petition for a driver's license reinstatement.
 
Carrier pleaded guilty to three counts of manslaughter and three counts of aggravated OUI in 1997. His sentence carried a life ban on his driver's license.
 
Stokes says Maine law doesn't limit how many times someone can apply for reinstatement. State law permits re-applications 10 years after a resident leaves prison.