Las Vegas Police Make Arrest in DUI Fatality
This weekend a 19-year-old man was arrested for the Nevada crime of DUI causing death. While driving he allegedly struck a forty-six year old women, killing her. According to Las Vegas police this was the 42nd traffic death so far in 2011.
Like it sounds, the Nevada crime of DUI causing death is when someone who's driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs causes someone else to die. Typical defenses to this crime include that the breath/blood testing equipment was faulty, that the driver hadn't begun drinking until after he/she stopped driving, or that the death was not caused by the defendant's driving drunk. This crime is a category B felony in Nevada.
Penalties for the Nevada crime of DUI causing death include two-to-twenty years in prison and maybe a fine of $2,000 to $5,000. If the defendant was transporting a child fourteen or younger at the time of the incident, the judge may consider it an aggravating circumstance when deciding on the final sentence. People imprisoned for this crime are usually segregated from violent offenders.
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