A vehicle accident which occurred in Gaston NC will result in two charges related to impaired driving. Normally one would think that the drivers of two separate vehicles are receiving the charges. However this case is not an ordinary case, as both the people being charged were in the same vehicle. The driver of the vehicle that was involved in the accident and the passenger of the vehicle will be receiving charges related to impaired driving.
The accident happened when the passenger grabbed the steering wheel to navigate the vehicle for a moment while the driver was texting. The driver of the vehicle was sober at the time but the passenger was intoxicated. The passenger was taken to the hospital but will be charged with DWI. The driver of the vehicle will be charged with aiding and abetting a DWI. The law in North Carolina permits someone to be charged with aiding and abetting a DWI if they let an intoxicated person operate the vehicle.
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