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Vehicular Manslaughter

Vehicular manslaughter is often a high misdemeanor offense resulting from the death of an individual in a traffic accident. Negligent parties may be held criminally, as well as civilly, liable for deaths occurring on the roadway under the charge of vehicular manslaughter. Typically, vehicular manslaughter charges are applied to cases where negligent actions, such as traffic violations, attributed to a collision resulting in death. Other forms of vehicular manslaughter may involve vehicle collisions resulting in death that are at least partially attributable to the intoxication of a driver. These charges often carry more of a criminal penalty than for non-alcohol related violations, and in most states, alcohol related vehicular deaths may actually be deemed a homicide.

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  • Vehicular manslaughter is often applied to cases involving reckless driving resulting in the death of passengers, who were willing participants in the reckless or dangerous driving.
  • Vehicular manslaughter charges often result in significantly more lenient sentences than any other form of criminal wrongful death charge.

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