A DUI Victim Impact Panel (VIP) is a requirement DUI Court Judges in Nevada sentence for drunk driving convicts.
A DUI Victim Impact Panel (VIP) is a requirement from DUI Court in Nevada first time offenders who have been charged for driving under the influence. The interactive seminar is required for defendants to understand the impact of their actions while operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) VIP panel is lead by victims of drunk drivers – usually family members of victims who have been killed or injured by drunk drivers. DUI victim impact panels are a tough, but important experience to educate drunk drivers about the costs of others have experienced from similar actions.
Often described as uncomfortable, an eye opening experience, the seminar gives a new perspective of previously unknown danger driving drunk risks. The purpose of  a DUI victim impact panels, which are held in a variety of states, is to help educate people about the risks of driving drunk and how a DUI can ruin lives.
The stories from the victims give first-hand accounts of how a DUI has affected them and their loved ones as panels usually have multiple stories from fellow people in the defendant’s community who have experienced serious injury or lost a loved one from drunk driving accidents.
Victim Impact Panels prevent future alcohol related deaths from academic research. It is a way for offenders to understand the damage that they’ve caused or easily could have by their actions. The panel participants contain individuals affected by drunk drivers; such as family members of pedestrians or sober drivers hit by a drunk driver, whose lives changed permanently.
Nevada VIP’s educate the risks of driving drunk with personal stories from real victims of drunk driving accidents. The victim impact panels are typically made up of family members of people who have been killed in drunk driving accidents, law enforcement officials, and medical personnel who have treated accident victims.