Homicidio vehicular por negligencia en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si alguien maneja de manera muy irresponsable y causa la muerte de otra persona, puede ser castigado. Esto incluye manejar borracho o bajo la influencia de drogas. La ley es estricta para evitar que esto suceda.

Es como si estuvieras cocinando y decides usar un cuchillo sin prestar atención, y accidentalmente lastimas a alguien. Manejar un auto sin cuidado puede tener consecuencias igual de graves.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan está manejando su auto después de haber tomado varias cervezas. No presta atención y choca contra una bicicleta, causando la muerte del ciclista. Juan podría enfrentarse a una pena de hasta diez años de prisión por su negligencia.

Penalidades

Hasta diez años de prisión o una multa de hasta $20,000, o ambas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person is guilty of criminal vehicular homicide and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the person causes the death of a human being not constituting murder or manslaughter as a result of operating a motor vehicle: (1) in a grossly negligent manner; (2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of: (i) alcohol; (ii) a controlled substance; (iii) cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols; or (iv) any combination of those elements; (3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more; (4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving; (5) in a negligent manner while under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; (6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than cannabis flower, a cannabis product, a lower-potency hemp edible, a hemp-derived consumer product, artificially derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body;