Criminal Law - Manslaughter by Vehicle

HB 291 looks like another bill we should support, any comments?

Synopsis:
Making it a misdemeanor for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; establishing the circumstances under which a person is considered to act in a criminally negligent manner for purposes of the Act; establishing that it is not an offense under the Act for a person to cause the death of another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel in a negligent manner; etc.

<a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0291.htm">http://mlis.state.md.us/2007rs/billfile/HB0291.htm</a>;

by B' Spokes

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Although the devil is in the details, it sounds like bicyclists should support HB 291. Presently, when a driver in Md causes the death of another person, he/she only receives a $500 fine unless the driver was conclusively drunk, acted deliberately, or committed many violations. For example, the driver going 50 MPH on Woodlawn Ave(30 mile limit) who lost control of his car on a dry sunny day crashing into people waiting on the sidewalk for a bus - and killing four -only received a $500 fine for each person he killed. No jail time. Baltimore County prosecutor tried hard to get the negligent motorist jail time, but Md's traffic law was too weak. Most states have a negligence homicide law that the prosecuting attorney can use in these circumstances to get the negligent driver jail time. I believe this law would give Md a badly needed tool to see that justice is done.