San Jose Mercury News – Ex-Shark Mark Bell gets 6 months in jail in drunken-driving case

San Jose Mercury News – Ex-Shark Mark Bell gets 6 months in jail in drunken-driving case:

Former Shark Mark Bell will be back in San Jose next summer. Rather than hitting the ice, he’ll spend six months in Santa Clara County Jail on a drunken-driving charge.

Bell, who was traded earlier this summer to the Toronto Maple Leafs, pleaded no contest Tuesday to drunk driving with injury and hit-and-run charges stemming from a Sept. 4 accident on the Milpitas-San Jose border, Assistant District Attorney Cindy Hendrickson said.

Bell is not eligible for time off his sentence and must pay restitution to the driver of the other car involved in the crash. He will be able to serve his sentence after the upcoming hockey season.

So, next question. Will a DUI on his record affect his ability to get a visa to enter or leave the US? Or did he plea down to a charge that won’t mess that up?

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