Mississippi DUI law contains tough penalties for persons who drive under the influence and cause serious injury or death to another person.
Under Mississippi Code Annotated Section 63-11-30(5),
Every person who operates any motor vehicle [under the influence] and who in a negligent manner causes the death of another or mutilates, disfigures, permanently disables or destroys the tongue, eye, lip, nose, or any other limb, organ or member of another shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a separate felony for each such [injury or death]….
This is commonly referred to as Aggravated DUI.
The potential sentence for Aggravated DUI in Mississippi is five (5) years (minimum) to twenty-five (25) years (maximum) for each such injury.
In Mississippi, DUI-related injury and death cases are usually punished more harshly than violent crimes which are intentionally committed. It is not unusual to see sentences at or near the maximum for Aggravated DUI.
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