Aaron Williams admits he messed up driving a few times.

The fines started adding up. His driver’s license got suspended.

“There was really no way for me to climb out from under it,” the 24-year-old Bettendorf man said. He had to get to work to pay the fines, but he wasn’t allowed to drive to get there.

Williams was the first person in Scott County to si...

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