Originally posted by desigal90
Thanks Neela Paani ๐ค
And to the members who brought in the points that he may have been intoxicated during the incident, but not 13 years post it.
TRUE.
Very true actually. It was Salman in full conscience avoiding the court at that point and delaying the punishment.
What do you guys feel about punishment for what can be called an "accident" as opposed to manslaughter with intent or a sexual crime?
For instance, Pallavi, you mentioned the many cases in the states where teens get drunk and get into accidents.
Drunk accidents are even more common on special occasions like New Years, for instances.
Anyone aware of what the penalty is in the states for drunk driving?
Accidental death would be if driver lost control of his car due to mechanical failure or loss of his senses and ran over someone, killing him/her.
In our town there was such a tragic case, a 70 year old guy lost consciousness while driving and his car swerved into the sidewalk killing 2 young girls who were walking in the neighbourhood to sell Girl's Scout cookies. It was really horrible, we all said the old guy shd not have been driving with that health condition but in US even old/ sick people have to drive to get groceries as there is nobody to help them.
That was a really tragic accident.
When teens or adults get drunk and kill other drivers or their own passengers, its called vehicular or intoxicated manslaughter. Its a crime punishable by jail term and community service.
If drunk driving crash doesnt kill anyone then the driver's licence is revoked or suspended depending on his/her blood alcohol content (BAC) and the circumstances of the crash. They are also fined large amounts, sometimes vehicle is impounded.
Theres a whole page on Wiki...we had to study an entire chapter on DUI, DWI etc before getting drivers licence here. Its hard to remember all those details.๐
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunk_driving_in_the_United_States