WHAT ARE SOME AGGRAVATING FACTORS REQUIRING A JAIL OR PRISON SENTENCE?
1. The driver has one or more convictions for DWI within seven years of the present offense. 2. The driver was driving while his license was in a state of revocation for a previous DWI. 3. A person under the age of 16 was in the car at the time of the offense. 4. The driver caused serious injury to another person. A death during a DWI accident can trigger Manslaughter or Second Degree Murder charges in North Carolina.