A Weatherly man was sentenced to a county prison term on Monday after a judge rejected his request to be placed in the house arrest program.

Michael J. Dulina, 40, was sentenced by President Judge Roger N. Nanovic II to serve three to one day less 24 months in prison on a charge of recklessly endangering another person and 90 days to five years in jail on a driving under the influence charge. The terms run concurrently. He previously entered guilty pleas to the charges.

Dulina requested house arrest stating he had an agreement with his ex-wife for custody of his children every other weekend.

Nanovic rejected the request and also rejected a weekend sentence be served every other weekend, noting the facts of the case.

Nanovic said the defendant “took off” in both cases he was in before the court, endangering himself and others on the road when he fled at a high rate of speed. He said the second incident ended in a crash.

He told the defendant, “You’re lucky to be alive. You’re lucky you didn’t kill someone.”

He was arrested on Aug. 1, 2021, by Weatherly police for DUI of alcohol. He was arrested on the reckless count for an incident on July 17, 2021, also filed by Weatherly police. In that case the district attorney’s office dropped a felony 3 count of fleeing or attempting to elude police.

In addition to the prison term, Dulina was ordered to pay a fine of $1,500, license suspended for 18 months, zero tolerance on drug or alcohol use and supply a DNA sample.

He will begin the jail term at 8 a.m. on May 9 with credit for 28 days already served. He was granted work release privileges.

Dakota John Woodard, 25, of Blakeslee, was sentenced to serve 72 hours to six months in jail, pay a fine of $1,000, and license suspended for a year. He was given credit for eight days already served and paroled. The term runs concurrent with sentences he is already serving in Monroe County.

He was arrested on June 3, 2018, by state police at Fern Ridge for DUI of a controlled substance.

Each defendant must also pay court costs of over $1,000 and a $50 per month supervision fee while on parole.