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The DUI Accident Where There Are No Injuries - Endangerment

By Lawrence Koplow, Esq.

I see the following scenario commonly in my practice.  My client is responsible for causing a low impact accident.  No one from either automobile was injured.  However my client had consumed alcohol, and a blood test confirmed he was over Arizona's legal limit of .08.  What charges may he be facing?Obviously he is facing a misdemeanor DUI.  And more troubling, he may also be facing an Endangerment charge.  Under section 13-1201 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, a person commits Endangerment by: Recklessly endangering another person with a substantial risk of imminent death or physical injury. Endangerment involving a substantial risk of imminent death is a class 6 felony. In all other cases, it is a class 1 misdemeanor...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arizona DUI Defense Blog on June 20, 2008 (boomark / email).