Six DWI Convictions Lead to 40-Year Sentences | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

A 53-year-old repeat drunk driver, Scott Christopher Helge, just got slapped with two 40-year prison sentences — totaling 80 years, served concurrently — for his sixth and seventh DWI convictions. With five prior DWIs (including three felonies) already on his record, this wasn’t his first time breaking the law behind the wheel. His latest arrest in January 2022 saw him speeding on a motorcycle, running a stop sign, and acting violently intoxicated — slurring, stumbling, and threatening officers. A blood test confirmed his BAC was .125 — way over Texas’s .08 limit. A second conviction from…