Responsabilidad por gastos de emergencia tras un accidente bajo influencia

Explicación Simple

Si alguien maneja ebrio y causa un accidente, puede tener que pagar por los servicios de emergencia que se llamaron. Esto incluye policías y bomberos que respondieron al accidente.

Es como cuando rompes un jarrón en casa y tu mamá te dice que debes pagar por uno nuevo. Si causaste un accidente mientras estabas tomando, tendrás que cubrir los costos de lo que se gastó para ayudarte.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan salió de una fiesta y, al manejar, chocó contra otro coche. La policía y los bomberos llegaron para ayudar. Como Juan estaba bajo la influencia, ahora debe pagar hasta mil dólares por los servicios de emergencia que se llamaron.

Penalidades

Responsabilidad de pagar hasta mil dólares por gastos de emergencia tras un accidente.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

28-1386 . Operating a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft or water skis under the influence; emergency response costs; definitions A. A person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, any drug, a vapor releasing substance containing a toxic substance or any combination of liquor, drugs or vapor releasing substances, who causes an accident that results in an appropriate emergency response and who is convicted of a violation of any of the following sections is liable for the expenses of that emergency response: 1. Section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383. 2. Section 28-8279, section 28-8280 or section 28-8282, subsection C. 3. Section 5-395 or 5-397. B. The expenses of an emergency response are a charge against the person liable for those expenses pursuant to subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section. The charge is a debt of that person. The public agency, for-profit entity or not-for-profit entity that incurred the expenses may collect the debt proportionally. The person's liability for the expenses of an emergency response shall not exceed one thousand dollars for a single accident. The liability imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other liability that may be imposed. C. Any testimony, admission or other statement made by a defendant in a proceeding brought pursuant to this section or any evidence derived from the testimony, admission or statement is not admissible in a criminal proceeding arising out of the same accident. D. As used in this section: 1. "Expenses of an emergency response" means reasonable costs directly incurred by a public agency, for-profit entity or not-for-profit entity that makes an appropriate emergency response to an accident, including the costs of providing police, fire fighting, rescue and emergency m