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Article: Tragedy behind the wheel: understanding manslaughter by culpable negligence, vehicular homicide, and DUI manslaughter.(Florida)
- Article from:
- Florida Bar Journal
- Article date:
- December 1, 1997
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Every day millions of people travel Florida roadways, and when a driver unintentionally kills another person the criminal justice system is often called upon to determine culpability. It may be difficult to decide, however, exactly which crime a driver has committed. Indeed, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juries frequently struggle with whether a motor vehicle homicide constitutes a criminal act at all.[1]
The purpose of this article is to discuss the three most common motor vehicle homicide charges: manslaughter by culpable negligence, vehicular homicide, and DUI manslaughter.[2] While they often appear to overlap, each has unique properties ...