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Vehicular Manslaughter: A Serious Crime in Los Angeles

By Steven Rodriguez

Vehicular manslaughter is a difficult case to prove, in Los Angeles and the rest of the country.  The major factor in proving such a case, is proving gross misconduct or negligence.  For example, there was a terrible tragedy near Beverly Hills where a man was killed during a crash.  There are not many pieces of information available yet, however if charges were to come against the driver, they police would have to prove the driver was guilty of gross misconduct which lead to hurting the passengers or was criminally negligent in his/her actions, such as driving recklessly or consuming alcohol. There was a case recently in Compton where a man ran a red light, crashed his car into another man’s truck then fled the scene.  The man’s truck burst into flames, which killed him...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on May 29, 2008 (boomark / email).