A few days ago I responded to a 10-50 (accident) where a woman was riding a motorcycle and hit a guardrail at about 45mph. In the process of being thrown she got a massive laceration on her leg (bones hanging out etc.) that may result in the loss of her leg. Well the tox report came back and indicated that she had 4 different kinds of "drugs" in her at the time of the accident.
now I have the option to charge her with OWI resulting in serious bodily injury.
No one else was injured in the accident or property damaged. And I haven't been able to confirm whether or not she lost her leg.
My thinking is that if she did in fact lose her leg then that alone is a lifetime punishment and I should leave it at that. But if she still has her leg... them I'm still not sure.
now I have the option to charge her with OWI resulting in serious bodily injury.
No one else was injured in the accident or property damaged. And I haven't been able to confirm whether or not she lost her leg.
My thinking is that if she did in fact lose her leg then that alone is a lifetime punishment and I should leave it at that. But if she still has her leg... them I'm still not sure.
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