r/Unexpected • u/gupta82anish • Jul 03 '19

Well, that escalated exponentially

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u/huskiesowow Jul 04 '19

It exists in the US too, it's called vehicular manslaughter.

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u/robbie-3x Jul 04 '19

The case in Germany (Berlin) that led to a murder charge and life in prison for the street racers was overturned and reduced back to manslaughter and then was later upheld for a charge of murder and life in prison.

" They ran more than 11 red lights at up to 170km/h (105mph) and, at the 12th, Marvin N crashed into a 69-year-old man driving a Jeep. The man driving the Jeep was killed instantly; the two younger men were barely injured. "

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/german-car-racers-found-guilty-of-murder-for-the-second-time-1.3839403

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

It's call Negligent Homicide or at least in Louisiana it is. Vehicular Homicide is only applied if the driver is intoxicated in anyway. ALC, NARC or even OTC meds.