Driving under the influence could escalate to even graver consequences such as death. Learn about the penalties regarding this on this presentation!

1. Nevada DUI Penalties for
Serious Injury and Death

2. Ordinary DUI cases where no
one is injured or killed is
usually a misdemeanor and
has penalties of 10 days to
six months in jail. However,
this is not always the case.
There will always be DUI
cases that become severe
and this is when one involves
serious injury and death.

3. What is DUI with serious injury
or death?
Specifically in 484C.130, you are guilty of vehicular
homicide if you were in control of the vehicle on and
off the highways of Nevada, you had a concentration
of alcohol of 0.08 or more in your blood or breath,
and if you had inhaled, ingested, and applied any
prohibited substance that incapacitates you from
driving properly. This also applies if you have injured a
person or put their life in the brink of death.

4. What are the Nevada DUI penalties
with serious injury or death?
According to NRS 484C.430, anyone who is guilty of DUI resulting to bodily harm
will have to face penalties such as:
• A minimum of two years and a maximum of 20 years prison term
• Fines not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000
• Having a child under 15 years old inside the vehicle during the incident is an
aggravating factor that could even worsen the penalties
• Your license can either be revoked or suspended for at least three years

5. What are the defenses against this
accusation?
• Your car or your driving is not the cause of harm or
death (you could just be in proximity of another
accident)
• You are not intoxicated or under influence of
substances
• You went through faulty Breathalyzer and other
sobriety tests
• You were unlawfully stopped by the law
enforcement (which caused the accident)
• You were involuntarily intoxicated

6. Las Vegas Criminal Defense Attorney Ross Goodman
520 S 4th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA
(702) 383 - 5088