1 Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day. 2  An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled.
4 or more DUI Convictions. If one has 3 DUI convictions, then any subsequent DUI within 10 years of the first will be prosecuted as a felony. The prior DUIs include convictions for alcohol related reckless driving, known as a Wet Reckless, as well as DUI convictions from out of state.
However, when a DUI is a felony, the consequences of being charged as such are more detrimental. There are various cases in which a DUI is considered to be felony crime. In certain states, the blood alcohol content that an individual has may play a role as to how the DUI is charged.