Practice Areas
Vehicular Homicide
Under Tennessee law, vehicular homicide is the reckless killing of another by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motorboat or other motor vehicle, as the proximate result of:- Conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a person.
- Conduct constituting the offense of drag racing.
- The driver’s intoxication. Intoxication includes both drugs and alcohol.
Vehicular homicide under sections 1 and 2 are a Class C Felony.
Vehicular homicide under section 3 is a Class B Felony.
Vehicular homicide can be elevated to a Class A Felony (Aggravated Vehicular Homicide) if the above definition is met coupled with:
- The defendant has two or more prior convictions for: DUI, Vehicular Assault, or a combination of the two.
- The defendant has one or more prior convictions for the offense of homicide.
- There was, at the time of the offense, .20% or more, by weight of alcohol in the defendant’s blood and the defendant has one prior conviction for (a) dui or (b) vehicular assault.