Drunk Driving Causing Death

Drugged Driving or Drunk Driving Causing Death

Drugged or drunk driving is a crime that is specifically described in Michigan law at MCL 257.625. There are multiple ways that a prosecutor can pursue charges in the case of a death from an accident where the driver is believed to be under the influence of any alcohol, marijuana, other illicit controlled substances or an overdose of prescription medication. Drugged driving resulting in dealth or drunk driving causing death carries a 15 year penalty. Michigan law now requires that the prosecutor prove that you were driving while intoxicated and that your driving was the legal as well as the factual cause of the accident. It is therefore, critical to invest the resources that you can get together as soon as possible into an accident reconstruction to either review the government’s accident reconstruction or even produce one of your own. This is just one of the many pieces of case strategy that you should discuss with your drunk driving lawyer or drugged driving attorney. Mike Nichols is certified by the manufacturer of the breath test device used in Michigan as competent in the theory and operation of the Datamaster. If you need a Lansing law firm that is committed to results and will unturn every stone, call the Nichols Law Firm of East Lansing, Michigan at 517.432.9000 or mnichols@nicholslaw.net immediately!

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Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.