< Back to Previous Page Nevada Drunk Driving Awareness A Nevada resident, Brandi Nichole Anderson, was killed by a drunk driver in 2003 and Nevada lawmakers have been trying to reduce the number of drunken driving incidents in the state. “We know DUI [driving under the influence] offenders drive anywhere between 80 to 100 times before they’re ever caught the first time, so they have this very false sense of security,” says Sandy Heverly, executive director for Stop DUI, a Nevada nonprofit organization. “According to the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety, 18,235 people were arrested in 2007 alone for DUI in Nevada. Of those arrests, the average blood alcohol content is 0.16 percent; the legal limit in the state is 0.08.” Alternatives to driving drunk are calling for a taxi, taking a bus, getting a friend to drive, calling a designated driver hotline and much more. “Think of others besides yourself,” Heverly says. “Use the alternatives that are available. Worst-case scenario, use the feet that God gave you to walk on instead of waking up in jail and finding out that you took an innocent person’s life.” For any individual facing charges of driving under the influence in Nevada, contact the law firm of Joel M. Mann for expert legal counsel today.

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