Drunk driver pleads guilty to 3 charges

FAIRHOPE, Ala. - A drunk driving suspect pleaded guilty in court Friday. He's accused of injuring three people while driving drunk earlier this year.

Bradford Maples was escorted before a Baldwin County judge. He told the court that he is the man responsible for driving drunk and hitting three people on bikes.

One of the victims, Tracey Wall, spoke with FOX10 News right after the accident.

"I wish I could tell you exactly what happened, but I don't know. From what I'm told the car hit me, and I went through the windshield and bounced back a couple times, and wound up on the grass," said Wall, back in August.

The accident happened on County Road 1 near Fairhope.

Prosecutors say all the victims want Maples to be punished for what he did.

"They also wanted to make sure he received some type of treatment. Otherwise he will be back to Bay Minette in our county jail," said Prosecutor Joe Norton.

Maples' defense team did not want to speak with FOX10 Friday. But the 28-year-old did say this to the judge:

"I'd like to apologize to the victims for the harm I've caused them."

Deputies then walked Maples back to jail.

However, prosecutors say he can control his own future.

"He is at a point in his life where this can be a life-altering event that puts him back on the road to recovery, and as a functioning member of society again," said Maples.

Maples pleaded guilty to three assault charges and one charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. He will serve 69 says in jail and must go to a treatment facility for up to eight weeks.

He will also be on probation for two years.