What is an example of vehicular manslaughter?
Vehicular or intoxication manslaughter Vehicular manslaughter is a kind of misdemeanor manslaughter, which holds persons liable for any death that occurs because of criminal negligence or a violation of traffic safety laws. A common use of the vehicular manslaughter laws involves prosecution for a death caused by driving under the influence (determined by excessive blood alcohol content levels set by individual states), although an independent infraction or negligence is usually also required. In some U.S. states, such as Texas, Intoxication Manslaughter is a distinctly defined offense. A person commits intoxication manslaughter if he or she operates a motor vehicle in a public place, operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an amusement ride, or assembles a mobile amusement ride; and is intoxicated and by reason of that intoxication causes the death of another by accident or mistake.[1] Intoxication manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and other similar offenses require a lesser mens re
You are driving recklessly [i.e., either you are intoxicated or in some other way driving in a very unsafe manner – racing your car on the streets, for example], and during the course of that you hit someone and they die as a result. I think DUI is an overused vehicular manslaughter example. I’d use the example of street racing. Hope that helps!
