MOUNT OLIVE — At least he's had time to sober up.

A 64-year-old man first charged in 1987 with driving while intoxicated is finally due to appear in Mount Olive court in June, after being stopped for an unrelated offense, the

Mount Olive Chronicle reports

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Larry J. Hendrickson had allegedly registered a blood alcohol level of .17 percent when he was stopped 27 years ago, but he never showed up to court, the report says. He pleaded not guilty in January.

New Jersey amended its drunk-driving law to establish a BAC limit of .08 percent in 2004. Prior to that, the limit was set at .10 percent

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