{"id":6273,"date":"2021-06-17T21:07:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidlehrlaw.com\/?page_id=6273"},"modified":"2022-12-04T20:21:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T04:21:20","slug":"serious-dui","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/dui\/serious-dui\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6273\" class=\"elementor elementor-6273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1fc08a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1fc08a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5aa17b\" data-id=\"4f5aa17b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cff39f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61cff39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>FACING CHARGES FOR A SERIOUS DUI IN VENTURA COUNTY<\/h2><p>Ventura County is one of the toughest jurisdictions in the nation when it comes to prosecuting charges for DUI. As a result, aside from routine first-time offenses, largely any charge can be considered a \u201cserious DUI\u201d in Ventura County. With your freedom, money, criminal record and personal reputation hanging in the balance, it is critical to have an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/\">experienced Ventura DUI lawyer<\/a>\u00a0on your side.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6757\" src=\"https:\/\/davidlehrlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Serious-DUI_226042498-300x144.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Serious-DUI_226042498-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Serious-DUI_226042498-768x369.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Serious-DUI_226042498.jpg 1314w\" alt=\"Serious DUI\" width=\"1017\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p><p>The main categories of Ventura serious <a href=\"\/dui\/basics\/\">DUIs<\/a> are as follows:<\/p><h2>DUIS INVOLVING SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY<\/h2><p><a href=\"\/dui\/serious-dui\/penalties-duis-injury-death\/\">DUIs that involve accidents resulting in serious personal injuries<\/a> can be charged as either misdemeanors or felonies under California law. However, in Ventura County, in most cases you can expect to be facing felony charges.<\/p><p>On a misdemeanor \u201cDUI with injury\u201d charge, possible punishment includes up to \\$5,000 in fines, a year in jail, three to <a href=\"\/dui\/first-time\/probation\/\">five years of probation<\/a>, and other penalties. For felony charges, you can face a prison sentence of up to thirteen years in extreme cases involving injuries to multiple individuals.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/serious-dui\/duis-involving-serious-injuries\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read more about serious DUIs in Ventura involving personal injury.<\/p><h2>DUIS INVOLVING DEATH<\/h2><p>If you are involved in a fatal accident in connection with your DUI, you are likely to face one of three possible charges for vehicular homicide. The vehicular homicide charges for a serious DUI involving death in Oxnard, Camarillo or Ventura are:<\/p><ul><li>Vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated<\/li><li>Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated<\/li><li>Second-degree DUI murder (Watson murder)<\/li><\/ul><p>Vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated may be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is a felony punishable by up to ten years in prison. Second-degree murder is also a felony, and carries a prison term of fifteen years to life.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/serious-dui\/vehicular-homicide-duis-involving-a-death\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read more about DUI-related homicide.<\/p><h2>OTHER \u201cAGGRAVATING FACTORS\u201d THAT INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR VENTURA DUIS<\/h2><p>DUIs involving \u201caggravating factors\u201d are another class of Ventura serious DUIs that carry enhanced sentencing. These aggravating factors include:<\/p><ul><li>Refusal to submit to a chemical test (breath or blood)<\/li><li>A blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.15% or above<\/li><li>Excessive speeding<\/li><li><a href=\"\/dui\/first-time\/driving-under-influence-drugs\/\">Driving under the influence or while intoxicated<\/a> with young children in the vehicle<\/li><li>Causing an accident (regardless of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/penalties-for-duis-involving-injury-or-death\/\">injury or death<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul><h2>ENHANCED SENTENCING FOR PRIOR DUI CONVICTIONS<\/h2><p>Finally, even a simple DUI arrest can become a serious DUI in Ventura County if you have one or more prior DUI convictions within the past ten years. A <a href=\"\/dui\/first-time\/jail-time-dui-convictions\/\">second DUI conviction can easily land you in jail for sixty days<\/a>, and for a third conviction you are facing up to 180 days in Ventura County jail. A fourth conviction within a ten-year period will be prosecuted as a felony, with possible punishment including roughly a year and a half of prison time and a four-year driver&#8217;s license suspension. If any of your prior convictions involved injuries, death or other aggravating factors, the punishment can increase substantially.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/serious-dui\/enhanced-penalties-for-prior-duis\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to read more about the enhanced penalties for prior DUIs.<\/p><h2>FREE CONSULTATION WITH A VENTURA SERIOUS DUI LAWYER<\/h2><p>To learn more about the penalties for serious DUIs or to request a free consultation about your Ventura, Oxnard or Camarillo serious DUI case,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/strongestdefense.com\/contact\/\">contact Strongest Defense<\/a>\u00a0today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FACING CHARGES FOR A SERIOUS DUI IN VENTURA COUNTY Ventura County is one of the toughest jurisdictions in the nation when it comes to prosecuting charges for DUI. As a result, aside from routine first-time offenses, largely any charge can be considered a \u201cserious DUI\u201d in Ventura County. 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