A man whose first driving under the influence-related offense involved the death of a Sacramento motorcyclist in 1988 has been sentenced to six years in state prison for a sixth DUI conviction, says the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.

In sentencing Peter Joseph Farrell, 43, of Oregon, Placer County Superior Court Judge Mark S. Curry said it appeared “he has not learned his lesson, adding, “he continues to commit crimes that jeopardize the public’s safety.”

Besides the Sacramento DUI-related involuntary manslaughter conviction which sent Farrell to prison for 32 months, he had DUI offenses in Oregon in 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2005.

Farrell’s blood alcohol level measured .22 — .08 is considered legally drunk — when he was pulled over on Highway 65 in Lincoln in July, 2009, according to the prosecution.

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