The DUI & Major Traffic Unit Prosecutes misdemeanor DUI offenders, felony DUI offenders, and traffic offenders who were involved in crashes that caused fatalities or serious injury. The unit also prosecutes cases involving aggravated fleeing and eluding the police.
For the second year in a row, our office saw a rise in both DUI and serious injury-related cases. In 2023, our office charged 18 cases that involved a fatality or great bodily harm. That is up from 12 cases charged in 2023. In 2024, our office charged 22 cases where offenders were involved in traffic crashes involving personal injury and fleeing the scene of the crash without rendering aid. That is up from 13 cases charged in 2023.
In 2024, our office charged seven new cases of Aggravated DUI causing death, and 11 new cases of Aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm. There were 27 total victims impacted by those 18 charged defendants. Of the 18 defendants, eight of them were under the age of 30, and five of them were under the age of 21 at the time of the offense. Seven cases involved individuals who were under the influence of one or more drugs, or a combination of alcohol and drugs, while 11 involved individuals who were under the influence of alcohol only.
