A 19-year-old Minden woman was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in jail, suspended, for drunk driving resulting in an accident that injured two people.
"You're not too far away from a vehicular homicide," said East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl. "That would have meant six to eight years in prison."
Charges of minor consuming and failure to give immediate notice of an accident were dismissed against Stephani Medor.
"I'm happy everybody's OK," Medor said.
Her lawyer, Kris Brown, said Medor was attending Alcoholics Anonymous and had no prior criminal record.
"I think she understands the gravity of the situation," Brown said.
Deputies responded to a report of an overturned vehicle on Centerville Lane early Oct. 10.
When they arrived, two passengers were on the ground and Medor and a male passenger had fled into a neighboring field, according to reports. Passengers were taken to Reno by CareFlight. A woman passenger originally claimed she was the driver and said she swerved to avoid hitting a rabbit.
When Medor and her passenger walked out of the field, she admitted she had been driving and had consumed three shots of vodka before the accident, according to reports.
Her blood-alcohol content was .094, above the legal limit of .08 for driving in Nevada.
EnEarl placed Medor on probation for one y ear. She must refrain from drugs and alcohol, pay a $692 fine and attend the victim's impact panel and DUI school.
She is subject to unannounced search and seizure and EnEarl gave her 30 days to get a job.
She served four days in Douglas County Jail after the accident.
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