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.
A DUI is a Class C misdemeanor. The penalties faced for a DWI are decidedly more severe. Most people face either a Class B or a Class A misdemeanor charge. The deciding factor that determines which charge is filed is whether or not it the accused had a blood alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher.