LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Gruesome crime scenes. Weeping relatives. Tricky court proceedings. Lenient laws, and generous judges.

These are just a few of the things that members of the Clark County District Attorney's DUI team say they face on a daily basis.

WATCH | Local prosecutors discuss effects of DUI in our community Prosecutors on DUI team see the worst in fight for drunk driving victims

From grizzled veterans to cynical lawyers, jaded by the failures of the system, to the newest, youngest prosecutors, they are driven to fight one of the valley's most tragic crimes — because it's also one of the most preventable ones.

So far this year, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has logged 35 fatal drunk driving deaths — about half as many as last year. But behind the statistics are

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