(WSB Radio) A Cobb County man is going off to prison for a long time following yet another drunk driving conviction.

33 year old Christopher Payne has been arrested more than 24 times, with 19 convictions.  He was involved in a wreck in which his truck slammed into a minivan carrying a family to church.  That was what finally sent him away.

Payne was given 25 years in prison, with another 30 on probation, for the latest conviction.

The family survived the crash but the children were injured.  Annie McKelley, who was driving the minivan, says Payne deserves what he got.

"His action of attempting to flee after hitting my family does not lead me to believe that any lesson was learned," she told the court, "and I do believe that he will do it again and that this time the family that crosses his path may not be as fortunate to walk away."

Payne pleaded guilty to a dozen charges under a deal with prosecutors.  He admits he was high on drugs at the time of the crash and was searching for more.

Because Payne is a recidivist he will have to serve all of the 25 year sentence before he's released.