EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett woman responsible for shutting down a major commuter bridge for days because she was driving drunk made a last ditch effort to stay out of jail on Tuesday.
Tory Long, 39, pleaded guilty in August to driving drunk and eluding police. On the night of her DUI arrest last December, Long drove away from officers trying to detain her, and slammed into the Highway 529 Bridge. The busy span between Everett and Marysville was shut down for four days. It cost the Department of Transportation 500 man hours and $111,000 to repair. Long was supposed to have been sentenced Tuesday afternoon. Instead, Long's attorney Emily Hancock asked for the sentencing to be delayed so that her client can be processed for an electronic home monitoring device.
Snohomish County Superior Court Judge David Kurtz agreed to a six-day delay in sentencing. But deputy prosecutor Bob Langbehn told KIRO 7 reporter Amy Clancy that he will not be satisfied with electronic home monitoring for Long.
Langbehn said he plans to argue that Long spend six months behind bars and pay $111,000 in restitution to cover bridge repairs.
Long's sentencing hearing will now take place on Monday.
KIRO 7 has been covering Long's case since her arrest late last year. One of the terms of her release from jail in December was that she cannot drive. But Long got behind the wheel anyway. KIRO 7 shot video of her driving on I-5 this past summer. She'll go to district court on that charge next month.
Previous coverage:
- STORY: Woman who damaged 529 bridge pleads guilty to DUI, promises to pay restitution
- STORY: KIRO 7 Investigators obtained hidden camera video capturing a crime in action
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