LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A bill to increase penalties for repeat DUI offenders unanimously passed the Nevada legislature before the session ended.

The 11th-hour passage of Senate Bill 309 was a “win” for traffic and safety advocates across Clark County, working to stop the rise of DUI crashes and fatalities across the Las Vegas Valley.

In 2024 alone, 6,159 drivers were arrested for DUI, according to the Clark County County Office of Traffic Safety.

“All of you certainly have personal experiences that have been touched by this type of very terrible but preventable behavior. We have far too many deaths and injuries that result from DUI’s,” said State Senator John Steinbeck in a May 31 hearing. Steinbeck served 34 years with Clark County Fire Department.

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