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What is DWI Serious Injury in Missouri?
A DWI charge in Missouri is a serious criminal offense. But when it results in significant injuries, the stakes are even higher. A DWI accident with serious injury can lead to severe, long-lasting penalties, including lengthy jail time, substantial fines, and long-term damage to your personal and professional life.
Additionally, Missouri drivers involved in DWI accidents causing serious injury face administrative penalties. If you’re involved in an accident that causes serious injury while intoxicated, your license will automatically be revoked for five years, independent of the outcome of your criminal case. You may also be required to install and maintain an ignition interlock device (IID) at your own expense, both when obtaining Limited Driving Privileges (LDP) or Restricted Driving Privileges (RDP) and after your license has been reinstated.
You don't have to go through this alone. Contact one of our lawyers today at (314) 900-HELP to protect your future.
If you’re facing DWI with serious injury charges, you need to hire an experienced Missouri DWI/DUI defense attorney on your side who will provide expert, personalized legal guidance throughout the process. The Combs Waterkotte legal team has more than 40 years of experience and has successfully handled over 10,000 cases just like yours.
In Missouri, a standard DWI/DUI charge escalates when the driver is involved in an accident that results in serious physical injury to another individual. A “serious injury” is any injury that causes long-term physical harm or disfigurement, like broken bones, internal injuries, or permanent damage to vital organs.
Missouri laws place harsh penalties on anyone convicted of DWI with serious injury. You could face:
- Felony Charges
- Substantial Prison Time
- Significant Fines
- Long-Term Driver’s License Suspension/Revocation
- Increased Insurance Premiums / Inability to Get Coverage
- Permanent Criminal Record
Charges for DWI Serious Injury in Missouri
In Missouri, DWI and causing serious physical injury is a class d felony. The severity of penalties increases based on the type of injury caused, no matter if they were in or out of the vehicle during the accident:
- General Physical Injury: A class E felony, punishable by up to 4 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.
- Fatality or Injury to a Police Officer/First Responder: A class C felony, punishable by 3-10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.
- Death of a Police Officer/First Responder: A class B felony, punishable by 5-15 years imprisonment.
- Prior Class B Felony DWI: A class A felony, punishable by 10-30 years in prison.
Call Combs Waterkotte for the Best Defense of a DWI Serious Injury Charge in Missouri
When facing DWI serious injury charges in Missouri, you need a defense attorney with the expertise, resources, and personalized approach to defend your case effectively. Don’t roll the dice with your future. Call Combs Waterkotte now at (314) 900-HELP or reach out online for a confidential consultation with a DWI serious injury defense attorney.
See below for more information on Combs Waterkotte's Missouri DWI/DUI defense and types of cases:
- Aggravated DWI
- Celebrity and Public Official/High Profile DWI Cases
- DWI With Child Endangerment
- Unlawful Police Stops
- DWI Resulting in Death
- DWI Assault
- Open Container Violations
- Boating While Intoxicated
- DWI/DUI
- Hit and Run DWI
- Felony DWI
- CDL DWIs
- DWI First Offense
- DWI Second Offense
- DWI Accidents
- DWI With Drugs
- DWI With Marijuana
