As deadly year closes, Nevada rolls out harsher DUI laws

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Harsher driving under-the-influence laws go into effect across Nevada on Thursday, Jan. 1, closing a deadly year on Las Vegas-area roads with the hope that there could be a decrease in impaired driving.

As of Dec. 19, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department has reported 159 fatalities in its jurisdiction.

“You knew you were drunk. You made a decision to get into a car. and as a result of your actions, there was a death that occurred,” Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo told 8 News Now Investigators in March…

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