REDUCED | VEHICULAR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (.402 BAC) REDUCED to probation and 6 months in jail – State v. Ms. S. (DMC No. 4627) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2002-097523): Ms. S. rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped at a red light while she was travelling 45 MPH. The victim suffered a spine fracture as well as multiple lacerations to his body. Ms. S. subsequently provided blood at the hospital which revealed a .402 blood alcohol. She was originally charged with an AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DANGEROUS which subjected her to potentially 5 to 15 years of prison minimum. We were able to convince the prosecutor to reduce it to a non-dangerous offense with probation and a stipulated 6 months in jail. Ms. S. had gone through rehab and did not drink anymore. She was allowed to serve her 6 months in jail in Flagstaff at the Coconino County Jail (where the weather is much cooler).
