Massachusetts · Massachusetts General Laws — Part I, Title XIV, Motor Vehicles
Mass. Gen. Laws (Motor Vehicles) § 90:24G: Homicide by motor vehicle; punishment
What this law says, in plain English
Operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or inhalants recklessly or negligently and causing another person's death constitutes homicide by motor vehicle, punishable by 2.5 to 15 years in state prison or 1 to 2.5 years in jail, with mandatory minimum sentences and restrictions on probation and parole.
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