Vehicular Homicide: Felony Punishment

(a)A person is guilty of vehicular homicide if he or she does any act forbidden by law in operating or driving a vehicle, or if he or she negligently operates or drives a vehicle, which act or negligence proximately causes death to any person other than himself or herself.

(b)Vehicular homicide while driving a vehicle is a felony of the second degree, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be sentenced as follows:

(1)A term of incarceration not to exceed eight

(8)years.

(2)A fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).

(3)Revocation of a person’s driving privilege for five

(5)years without occupational driving privileges.

(4)The court shall notify the Department of Revenue and Taxation of each conviction of this Section.