Elderly Reno Man Arrested for DUI Hit-and-Run
A seventy-four year old man from Reno was booked this past weekend into the Washoe County jail for breaking Nevada DUI law. He’s also under suspicion for failure to use due care, a hit and run property accident as well as failing to report.
Troopers arrested the driver at his apartment, where he initially denied involvement in the accident. He reportedly admitted to drinking and failed the field sobriety tests.
Nevada DUI Law makes it an automatic misdemeanor to drive with a blood alcohol level of .08 or more. But even if your BAC is less, you can still be convicted of DUI if the state can show that alcohol impeded your ability to drive. Nevada DUI law makes a third DUI offense in seven years a felony, carrying up to six years in prison.
