Intoxication Assault and Manslaughter

Many people believe that DUI and DWI are the only alcohol-related charges that drunk drivers may face. However, there are many other charges that carry equally severe (and in some cases, more severe) consequences. Two such charges are intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter.

Intoxication assault occurs when you injure someone while drinking and operating a motor vehicle. This includes planes, boats or other watercraft, amusement park rides, and other automotive vehicles. Additionally, you can also be charged with intoxication assault if you wrongly assemble an amusement park ride while inebriated, which then leads to the injury of another person. To constitute as an "injury," the victim must suffer permanent disfigurement, the loss or impairment of an organ's function, damage that seriously hinders a body part, or an injury that involves the risk of death.

In Texas, this crime is a third degree felony, and it can result in the following consequences:

Fines up to $10,000
160 to 600 community service hours
Probation
License revocation
2-10 years in jail

Intoxication manslaughter also involves the unsafe operation of the aforementioned vehicles and machines, but this mistake must lead to the accidental death of a victim rather than just an injury for this charge to apply. For instance, someone can be charged with intoxication manslaughter if they choose to drink and drive, and then cause a fatal collision.

Due to the severity of this crime, Texas law considers it a second degree felony. If you are convicted of intoxication manslaughter, not only will you have this permanent mark on your legal record, but you may also have to face consequences such as:

License revocation
Probation
Electronic monitoring
House arrest
Jail time
Drug or alcohol counseling
Community service

If you have been charged with intoxication assault or manslaughter, you are still afforded rights. To protect your rights as well as your innocence, contact an experienced Houston intoxication manslaughter lawyer from Johnson, Johnson & Baer, P.C., today.

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