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  Some states have very weak penalties for this offense. South Dakota does not impose mandatory minimum jail sentences or fines for DUI convictions, regardless of how many the offender has and regardless of whether another person was injured or killed. The only mandatory penalty is a license suspension; fines and jail time is up to the judge, subject to certain maximums depending on the case.
context: My cousin was killed by a drunk driver on his 5th DUI in South Dakota, I don't get why people do this over and over.  I am also a bit upset that I read this whole article (filled with ads) and I didn't learn anything about his most recent victim, that person deserves to be remembered, not this waste of life.