美國駕車過失殺人刑責 - 法律

By Hedy
at 2010-06-05T00:00

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有個朋友住在美國東部的喬治亞州.上個月他父親出了車禍,原因是她父親要轉到另一個車道時另一輛來車就撞上他,但車禍後另一人被送去醫院,一個禮拜後過世了。
我朋友說他父親沒有酒醉駕車，但目前對方親屬要求賠償200萬，如果我朋友父親無力賠償。。美國法律會由親屬代償嗎？？
我朋友說他父親也有可能因為"vehicular manslaughter＂駕車過失殺人去坐牢..但還是要看開庭會怎麼審判吧?
如果真的被判刑這樣可能會被判幾年呢??
我很擔心我朋友但又不懂美國法律,只是希望可以多少了解一點會有什麼後果
希望大家幫忙!!!

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By Bennie
at 2010-06-08T01:39

每個州的法律不同, 會有出入. 每個案子也不同, 同一州, 不同的律師, 也會有不同的結果. 大致上以刑法來看, 沒有所謂的vehicular manslaughter的條文. 這只是用來解釋一個事件. DA可以針對案件做不同的起訴. 律師也可以用各種方法替他把罪行減到最輕...說實話, 如果有人因你喪身, 一輩子的罪惡感就夠了. 監獄只是一種實質上的禁錮.
以下摘自
http://www.criminal-law-lawyer-source.com/terms/ve...
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Vehicular manslaughter can be charged as a misdemeanor (minor crime with
a maximum punishment of a year in county jail or only a fine) or a
felony punishable by a term in state prison, depending on the
circumstances. Gross negligence or driving a few miles over the speed
limit might be charged as misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, but drunk
driving resulting in a fatality is most likely treated as felony
vehicular manslaughter.
The consequences for a conviction on a vehicular manslaughter charge can
range from imprisonment, probation or parole, loss of driving
privileges, steep fines, or other punishment. A vehicular manslaughter
sentence will vary on the severity of the damages caused by the
accident.
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所以, 可能律師會針對,
1)當時朋友父親有沒有違規, 例如超速, 換線道沒有留意後方來車, 或是用手機..等等有分散注意力的原因.
2)對方是否有違規或contribute to the accidence.
3) 朋友父親是否曾經有犯罪, 或是一直都是很奉公守法, 按時繳稅.
4) 對方送進醫院以後是否有好轉過又惡化.
5)當時有無證人, 警察當場有沒有開單, 警察的police report.
來做辯護. 這時候, 好的律師或是馬虎的律師就差很多了. 應該是要趕緊與律師先開會, 商量對策. 除非是夠格聘請公設律師, 否則律師費恐怕要以"萬"來做預算了. 如果沒有酒駕, 沒有辦法證明朋友父親是惡意, 有可能免除牢獄之災的. 要看個案和律師功力了.
此外, 車子有沒保險, 理賠的上限金額是多少, 朋友父親本身有什麼樣的財產, 都會影響最後的理賠金額...不過那是民事的部分. 可能會等刑事告一段落, 也可能由交通法庭一併裁決..要看對方是怎麼告的. 只要車子的車主是朋友父親自己, 不是親屬, 保險也沒有保在一起, 跟親屬沒有關係.
如果你朋友是當地的美國人, 他們應該是會小心處理的, 這種事情, 可大可小. 結果是可以很不一樣的. 很多case, 律師的角力在開庭之前就已經發生了.

2010-06-06 00:07:10 補充：
這些美國的法律常識對大家都有好處. 我對我的回答很有confidence, 所以, 如果不適用,也請不要刪除問題. 謝謝
2010-06-06 08:20:04 補充：
To Gary,
I am pretty sure you can read Chinese so I am discuss in Chinese with you to elaborate my points,
I did point out a few things in my answers in 1 to 5 . 應該是可以呼應你說的, 是不是朋友父親的過失, 或是對方speeding, 反應不及. 我們都希望車禍現場是可以依據現場留下的證據在重造當時的情況, In reality, 很難. 如果有證人, 最好, 如果沒有, 就只能照police report來做依據.

By Candice
at 2010-06-09T20:24

What s answer is truth. But they are not applicable to this case.
Based on what I understand, this situation is your friend's father got hit by another car and the driver for the "another car" died.
In order to protect the father, it is wise not to speak anything about this case unless the father talks to the attorney that represent him or his own insurance company. As anything he says may be considered as a admission of guilt.
Based on what I understand the situation, the father will be fine without issue. In other words, the father is the victim, but not the deceased as:
1. Insurance company has a principal that whoever hit the car, that person has to bear responsibility. In this case, the father get hit. So it is possible that the deceased drove overspeed and hit the father's car.
Otherwise, the father is the one hit the another car.
2. Vehicular Manslaughter is charged when the driver involved apparent violates the law and caused the death.
In this case, I don't see how the father is incorrect. But it has to determined by the police who investigate and the District Attorney's determination.
In answering your questions:
1. No. If the court awards USD$2 Million, and he can't pay it. Then your father will be forced to liquidate everything he own to repay. In some cases, state may have victim compensation available.
2. 3-5 years of imprisonment depending on how the nature of the case.

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