Woman Arrested for Felony DUI Causing Death in Las Vegas
Earlier this month a twenty-eight year old woman was arrested for violating the Nevada crime of felony DUI causing death after she allegedly rear-ended another driver at the intersection of Cheyenne and Soaring Gulls Drive, causing his death. The D.A. said she has a previous DUI conviction as well as a conviction for battery on a police officer. Her bail is set at $100,000.
The Nevada crime of felony DUI causing death is charged when a person allegedly proximately causes the death of another person by driving a car while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The Nevada crime of felony DUI causing death is a category B felony, carrying two to twenty years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $5,000. Other penalties include license suspension and home confinement.
The crime of vehicular homicide is only charged in a DUI-related accident causing death when the suspect has three or more prior DUIs. Vehicular homicide is a category A felony, carrying twenty five years to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years. The per se illegal BAC limit is .08.
Read more about this story at http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/13/bail-set-100000-woman-accused-fatal-dui-crash/.
