In the book "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper, Andy is sentenced to six years in prison for the charges of driving under the influence and vehicular homicide.
When you unintentionaly kill a person with a vehicle that you are driving.
Vehicular homicide is when you use your car or any driving machine to kill someone else. Vehicular manslaughter is when you use it to hurt someone .
In the US, depending on the state you're in you can be charged with vehicular manslaughter or vehicular homicide
Phil Lewis did not kill someone but was sentenced to 5 years in prison for vehicular homicide, driving while under the influence.
If you were charged with aggravated vehicular homicide you should probably not be driving.
maybe vehicular manslaughter? it depends on the small details of the case.
If found guilty the judge will make that determination, which will be based on many factors, when you are sentenced.
You would be guilty of a crime known as vehicular manslaughter, as well as the crime of impaired driving. These are serious crimes.
This is called vehicular homicide. The sentence for this crime varies greatly by the facts and circumstances of the offense. If you plead or are found guilty, the court will consider your prior driving record and criminal record, your state of mind at the time of the accident, how the accident happened, etc.
In Canada the offense carries a maximal charge of vehicular homicide with carries a possible life sentence (which in Canada means possible parole after 5 years). In addition you face a life time suspension of all driving privileges, censure of all assets for wrongful death. These are of course the maximum penalties.
You'd probably be charged with DUI and Vehicular Homicide, though there are other crimes that could also be charged, such as Manslaughter.
Vehicular Homicide while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a felony. Whether or not the individual spends much time in jail would be influenced by the circumstances, the actual charges filed, and the results of trial or plea bargain. The answer, therefore, is "possibly."