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October 13, 2009
Utah Man Killed During Henderson Relay Race in Alleged DUI Incident
On Saturday, Joshua Salayich was booked into the Henderson jail for breaking Las Vegas DUI law by allegedly driving drunk and hitting Utah resident Jeremy Kunz, who was running a relay race at the time. Kunz passed away at the scene.
Las Vegas DUI law makes drunk driving an automatic felony if it causes death in another person. It carries two to twenty years in prison and a fine from $2,000 to $5,000.
When no death or substantial bodily harm occurs during a drunk driving incident, Las Vegas DUI law classifies the offense as just a misdemeanor with a maximum six-month jail sentence. But a third or subsequent DUI offense within a seven-year time span is chargeable as a felony, carrying one to six years in prison.
