White Pine High School Students Get Lesson in DUI
Earlier in May seniors at White Pine High School participated in the 2nd Annual DUI Goggles Senior Class Intervention, a program to teach them about DUIs and how to make smart decisions about drinking and driving. The program was given by the Nevada Highway Patrol, the Ely City Fire Department and the White Pine County Sheriff's Department. The event included various speakers and group activities where they watched field sobriety tests and wore special goggles designed to simulate what it's like to have a high BAC and to impair their motor skills.
Nevada DUI Vicodin law makes it a crime to drive under the influence of Vicodin or other pain killers. Even if you're prescribed the medicine, it's still illegal to operate a vehicle if it causes you to lose control of the car or drive unsafely. If a cop suspects you of violating Nevada DUI Vicodin law, you'll be asked to submit to a blood test.
The penalties for violating Nevada DUI Vicodin law are the same as those for drunk driving. It's usually just a misdemeanor, carrying fines, DUI School, a Victim Impact panel and a suspended license. But if someone got seriously hurt or killed from the incident or if the driver already had two DUIs in the last seven years, it will be charged as a felony.
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