Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 75 (Vehicles)

75 Pa.C.S. § 3735: Homicide by vehicle while driving under influence

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who unintentionally causes another's death while violating driving-under-influence laws is guilty of a second-degree felony, or first-degree felony if they have prior related convictions or specific prior DUI convictions.

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