City manager gets probation, fine in DWI case
City manager gets probation, fine in DWI case
A judge has sentenced Vidor City Manager Ricky Jorgensen to one year probation and a $2,000 fine following his DWI conviction.
Jorgensen was arrested for DWI on December 23, 2005. Authorities say Jorgensen was charged after he ran into a DPS patrol car which was stopped on I-10 while the trooper investigated another accident.
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A jury in Orange County convicted Jorgensen on February 4, 2009. 
He faced a punishment ranging from two years probation to between 3 and 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.
One of the jurors from the trial attended today's hearing. She agrees with prosecutors, that justice was served.
Vidor City Mayor Ray Long tells KFDM Jorgensen's job as City Manager will not be affected by the conviction or sentence. He says Jorgensen was suspended for 30 days, without pay, after his arrest, and the council feels that is sufficient enough punishment from them.