vehicular homicide
Deadly driving crime
Vehicular homicide is the crime of causing someone's death through the negligent or reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
The charge typically applies when a driver kills someone while intoxicated, speeding recklessly, or otherwise operating with criminal disregard for safety.
It occupies a middle ground between accident and murder—more serious than a traffic violation, less intentional than deliberate killing.
He was charged with vehicular homicide after the drunk driving crash.
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- textingSending typed mobile messages
impaired · DUI · DWI · drag racing · road rage · hit-and-run · fleeing · evasion
Unlawful killing without forethought
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
- convictionFirmly held belief
defendant · arraignment · plea · sentencing · verdict · trial · attorney · testimony
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
loss · memorial · vigil · survivors · family · sentencing hearing · victim impact statement · closure
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
- head-onDirectly facing forward
t-bone · pileup · sideswipe · jackknife · skid · overturn · wreckage · airbags
Cessation of life
- victimOne harmed by another
- fatalityDeath from accident
- casualtyPerson harmed in disaster
- deceasedNo longer living
decedent · loss of life · coroner · autopsy · medical examiner · pedestrian · cyclist · occupant
speeding
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
texting · impaired · DUI · DWI · drag racing · road rage · hit-and-run · fleeing · evasion · negligent
manslaughter
Unlawful killing without forethought
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
conviction · defendant · arraignment · plea · sentencing · verdict · trial · attorney · testimony · negligence
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
- traumaLasting psychological wound
devastation · loss · memorial · vigil · survivors · family · sentencing hearing · victim impact statement · closure · justice
crash
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
head-on · t-bone · pileup · sideswipe · jackknife · skid · overturn · wreckage · airbags · ejection
death
Cessation of life
deceased · decedent · loss of life · coroner · autopsy · medical examiner · pedestrian · cyclist · occupant · bystander
- auto crimescar theft, auto theft, carjacking, grand theft auto, stolen car
- feloniesmurder, manslaughter, robbery, arson, kidnapping
- homicidemurder rate, murder rates, manslaughter, felony murder, second degree murder
- homicide lawmurder charge, manslaughter, first-degree murder, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter
- Criminal Casesrobbery case, assault case, fraud case, arson case, drug case
- DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, field sobriety test, breathalyzer, BAC test
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Deliberate, planned killing
first-degree murder · assassination · contract killing · murder in the first degree · malice aforethought
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Preserving human existence
rescue · life preservation · medevac · medical evacuation · emergency response
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