A repeat-DUI offender d kills another individual will face greater jail time under legislation reported from the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee, last week according to State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)
House Bill 1733 would apply to DUI offenders who have at least one prior drunk driving conviction or major traffic offense such as vehicular homicide or vehicular assault. The bill would enhance penalties for vehicular homicide while driving under the influence from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony, and lengthen the jail sentence from three to five years.
Studies have shown that nearly 2 million drunk drivers on the nation’s highways have a prior conviction, including 400,000 who have five or more.
The bill is before the full House.