DUI with Serious Bodily Injury or Death

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Las Vegas Lawyer for DUI Causing Death or Serious Injury

There is no stopping a traffic accident. It can happen within a snap of a finger. It can cause death or serious bodily injury to those involved. If the driver is proven to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he can be charged with serious DUI offenses under the Nevada Revised Statute Section 484C.430. Other states refer to this kind of offense as DUI Manslaughter, Intoxication Manslaughter, Intoxication Assault, or Vehicular Homicide. When a traffic accident results to death or bodily injury of another person, then a DUI offense can be charged. Victims of such an offense can be people in the driver’s vehicle, another vehicle, or even a passerby. It is important to contact a well-trained DUI Lawyer if you or your loved one is arrested for it. At Goodman Law Group, Attorney Ross Goodman has tons of experience in this line of defense in Las Vegas, Clark County and the surrounding areas of Nevada.

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Felony DUI Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death Sanctions and Punishments

The revised Nevada Statute Section 484.C430 is put to practice when a DUI offense has caused serious bodily harm or even a person’s death. This felony is characterized under the B category. This category is punishable by imprisonment in Nevada State Prison within 2 years to 20 years maximum and has a fine of $2,000 to $5,000.

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DUI Death with Serious Bodily Injury Case Proving Causation

One of the most important concerns in a DUI that involves death and serious bodily injury under Nevada’s law is whether or not the driver took alcohol or drugs and this is what truly caused the fatality of the accident. The person charged with a felony DUI account has the right to defend his liability for the incident by proving that something else caused the accident, also known as the superseding-intervening cause. In Nevada, the superseding-intervening cause is also known as the act that supersedes the act that is said to have been triggered by the use of controlled substances and alcohol. As a result, the intervening cause must, effectively, break the chain of causation.

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Alcohol After the Crash Occurred Defense

Stated in the revised Statute Section 484C.430(3): if the alcohol consumption is proven to have taken place as a strong evidence, it automatically affirms the person charged with the felony DUI to have caused physical damage to other parties involved. Alcohol consumption of 0.08 or above in blood or breath proves this. It is requirement for the person accused to show his defense at the trial during the preliminary hearing within 14 days before the actual trial or hearing, or depending on what the court in session dictates.

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Law Office of Ross Goodman | Las Vegas DUI Defense Lawyer

Contact Ross Goodmand’s Law Firm for any representation of DUI cases resulting to death and serious bodily injury. Attorney Ross Goodman is an aggressive Las Vegas Vegas DUI Lawyer and has insurmountable experiences in defending people arrested for drunk driving or fatal traffic accidents.