OUI (.074 BAC) REDUCED to NEGLIGENT OPERATION of WATERCRAFT with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. C. (DMC No. 11132) (North Mesa Justice Court JC2012-137199): Mr. C. was on the lake with his boat and was towing an inner tube with his three children riding on it. He was going approximately 5 to 10 mph, and he moved left to allow another boat (that was over 100 feet away) to pass to the right. Deputies pulled him over in his boat and claimed that he “failed to yield”. An OUI investigation subsequently ensued and he produced a .074 BAC. We were able to negotiate with the Prosecutor and get them to dismiss the OUI in exchange for a simple “negligent operation of a watercraft” with a small fine and no jail time.
