Vehicular manslaughter charges in Los Angeles have been dismissed against a woman who claimed uncontrolled acceleration was responsible for a 2008 crash on an L.A. freeway, ABC News reported.
Our Los Angeles traffic ticket attorneys can assist you with all sorts of driving violations, including speeding tickets, DMV suspension hearings, DUI or driving under the influence of drugs, drag racing, negligent operation or reckless operation, and vehicular manslaughter or homicide charges. As this case illustrates, the state can charge you with anything, it's what you are convicted of that matters.
In this case, the woman said her Lexus RX 330 had sped out of control when it slammed into a Mercedes at an off ramp. Her sister-in-law was riding in the back seat and was killed in the crash.
Despite her claims, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office charged her with gross vehicular manslaughter and felony reckless driving. She could have faced more than six years in prison if convicted. Her attorney said she was relieved with the dismissal of the charges two years after the fact. He cited the fact that she had no driving record, was not intoxicated and that the victim's family did not want to proceed with a criminal prosecution.
A similar case in Minnesota led to the conviction of a Toyota driver whose car sped out of control in 2006 and slammed into another vehicle, killing the driver and two passengers. That driver served 2 years of an 8-year sentence before word of Toyota's acceleration issues. He has since been released.
Lexus is Toyota's luxury brand.
If you are charged with DUI in Los Angeles or other serious driving violations, contact Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen G. Rodriguez for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your rights.
