58 DUI Arrests in Las Vegas Over Memorial Day Weekend
Las Vegas Metro has announced that they arrested a total of 58 people for driving under the influence over Memorial Day weekend. Many of these arrests occurred at the five DUI checkpoints they set up throughout the city that weekend, which stopped a total of 15,000 vehicles. Police believe the checkpoints were key in preventing a fatal DUI-related accident.
Nevada DUI law makes it a crime to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Even if you're driving in a safe manner, it's per se illegal to operate a car while your BAC is .08 or above. If you're stopped on suspicion of drunk driving, Nevada DUI obligates you to submit to a chemical test to measure your BAC.
Typical penalties for breaking Nevada DUI law if no one was hurt or killed include fines, DUI School, a victim impact's panel, 90 days suspension on your driver's license, and a suspended jail sentence. But if it's your third DUI in seven years, you face up to six years in prison. And if someone got seriously hurt or died, the maximum prison term is twenty years.
For more on this story, read: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/01/dui-enforcement-nets-58-arrests-over-holiday-weeke/
