DUI Checkpoint in Sparks, Nevada results in 3 Arrests
A DUI checkpoint in Sparks last week resulted in three arrests for breaking Nevada DUI law. Officers from the Nevada Highway Patrol, Reno, Carson City and the counties of Reno, Storey, Lyon and Washoe together screened over two thousand vehicles. They conducted twenty-six field sobriety tests and issued more than fifty citations for various violations, including seat belt and car seat issues, lack of insurance and registration and licenses.
Nevada DUI Law makes it a misdemeanor to drive drunk or high. But a third DUI arrest in seven years is a felony (though defendants may be able to avoid conviction by completing a Nevada DUI Diversion Program). If the incident resulted in injury or death, it’s charged as a felony as well.
If a police officer pulls you over on suspicion of breaking Nevada DUI Law, he will ask you to produce your license, insurance and registration and will ask you some other questions, including if you had anything to drink. If the cop still suspects you of DUI, you’ll be asked to perform various field sobriety tests (such as balancing on one foot), and you may elect to take a breath test or a blood test.
