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In Kentucky, vehicular homicide is defined under KRS 507.060(1) as (a) causing the death of another and (b) "The death results from the person's operation of a motor vehicle, including but not limited to boats and airplanes, under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or other substance which impairs driving ability as described in ...
Several lanes are blocked on Highway 50 in the Placerville area due to a crash Friday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened just east of Spring Street and is affecting eastbound ...
Investigators believe Matthew L. Gottsch, 31, of Richland, was intoxicated behind the wheel of a 2002 Toyota Camry at 10 p.m. when he pulled out from Bruneau Avenue onto Highway 397, near the ...
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An equivalent, under Republic of Ireland traffic laws, to causing death by dangerous driving, is "Dangerous driving causing death". The maximum period of imprisonment, for such a conviction, is 10 years. The minimum licence suspension is 5 years. The UK and Republic of Ireland are parties to the 1998 EU Convention on Driving Disqualifications ...
The 2013 U.S. rate of 7.1 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km is about double the 2013 rate in Sweden, which was 3.5 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km. (See: List of countries by traffic-related death rate.) Also, United States is considered as "the most dangerous of wealthy nations for a child to be born into". [24]
The Road Safety Act 2006 additionally inserted section 2A, creating the offence of "causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving", without the requirement of intoxication; the sentence is 12 months' imprisonment (6 in Scotland) plus a fine up to the statutory maximum on summary conviction, or 5 years' imprisonment and/or a fine on ...
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