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.
Felony DUI charges and penalties can be extreme and can result in jail time. Some states institute a felony classification for multiple DUI offenses. In the state of New York, for example, a second DUI conviction within 10 years is classified as a Class E felony.