re: Louisiana Hunter Killed in Mississippi

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Here is another scenario: I am driving and turn in front of someone. That person dies. Should I have seen them coming, probably. Did I see them? No. Maybe I should have taken another second to look. Maybe I shouldn't have been in such a hurry. I intentionally put my foot on the accelerator. However, in the end, I did not intend to kill them. Am I a murderer? Or was a negligent? There are lot of ways for us to accidentally kill our fellow man.

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What is Vehicular Manslaughter? Drivers who unintentionally cause accidents that result in the deaths of passengers, occupants of other cars, or pedestrians may find themselves charged with the crime of vehicular manslaughter (also known as vehicular homicide). Vehicular manslaughter charges are appropriate when the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or driving recklessly (or merely carelessly), or otherwise driving in an illegal manner—each state specifies the circumstances that will support charging this crime. The crime of vehicular manslaughter is a relative newcomer to the list of homicide offenses. Before its appearance, these drivers were charged with manslaughter (unintentionally killing someone as a result of criminal negligence or recklessness). But juries were often reluctant to attach the onus of “manslaughter” to a traffic accident. “Vehicular manslaughter” addressed this reluctance by typically providing for lesser penalties than manslaughter itself.

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A Dallas man who pleaded guilty to federal charges surrounding the killing of a whooping crane, protected as an endangered species by federal and state law, will spend six months in prison and faces more than $10,000 in fines. Dallas federal Judge Jerry Buchmeyer on May 14 sentenced Donald W. Jones to six months in federal prison, levied a $2,000 fine and prohibited Jones from hunting again in the United States.

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