Henderson City Attorney Pleads to DUI
This week a former city attorney for Henderson pleaded no contest to the Nevada crime of drunk driving as part of a plea bargain. She'd been arrested in May for DUI after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident as well as there being an open container of alcohol in her car. She was ordered to pay a fine, attend DUI School, and watch a victim impact panel, which she's already done.
The Nevada crime of drunk driving occurs when someone operates a motor vehicle either while impaired by alcohol or with a BAC of .08 or above. Police use a variety of field sobriety tests to help determine whether the driver is driving drunk such as the walk-and-turn test, the one-legged-stand test, and the horizontal nystagmus test. Arrestees usually have the choice of taking a breath or blood test.
Penalties for the Nevada crime of drunk driving turn on the details of the incident. A first-time DUI with no injuries is usually just a misdemeanor with no more than six months in jail. But if substantial injury or death occurs, even a first-time DUI carries prison. A third-time DUI within seven years also carries prison even if no one gets hurt.
For more on this story go to: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/aug/31/former-henderson-city-attorney-pays-585-fine-atten/
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