Michigan Felony DUI - Causing Serious Bodily Injury
In Michigan, it's a felony to be charged with OWI or OUIL causing “serious impairment of a body function,”. This offense is a five year felony, and used to be a lot more limited in when it could be charged. A number of years ago this could only be charged if your conduct as a drunk driver caused a victim to be in a quadriplegic, paraplegic, or hemiplegic state. The statute was recently expanded and according to MCL 257.625 now allows a prosecutor to charge this felony DUI offense if there is serious impairment of a bodily function to one or more of the following:
(a) Loss of a limb or loss of use of a limb.
(b) Loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb or use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb.
(c) Loss of an eye or ear or loss of use of an eye or ear.
(d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.
(e) Serious visible disfigurement.
(f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.
(g) Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.
(h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.
(i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.
(j) Loss of an organ.
(a) Loss of a limb or loss of use of a limb.
(b) Loss of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb or use of a foot, hand, finger, or thumb.
(c) Loss of an eye or ear or loss of use of an eye or ear.
(d) Loss or substantial impairment of a bodily function.
(e) Serious visible disfigurement.
(f) A comatose state that lasts for more than 3 days.
(g) Measurable brain damage or mental impairment.
(h) A skull fracture or other serious bone fracture.
(i) Subdural hemorrhage or subdural hematoma.
(j) Loss of an organ.
