Local Teacher Killed in Douglasville Wreck

Posted by Richard Lawson | Jan 22, 2021 | 0 Comments

Douglas County

Douglasville, Ga. – A beloved high school teacher was killed in a motor vehicle accident in Douglas County this past week.

According to reports, the teacher was riding his motorcycle when on GA 92 when he was struck by a truck towing an enclosed trailer. The driver was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide and failure to yield while turning left.

As a Douglas County DUI Lawyer, I will outline the most serious of the charges in today's post – vehicular homicide. This charge is often seen in conjunction with cases involving DUI in Douglas County. Read below.

Vehicular Homicide

O.C.G.A. §40-6-393 defines vehicular homicide in two different degrees.

First degree vehicular homicide is defined as:

A person will be charged with homicide by vehicle in the first degree when, without malice aforethought, a death is caused by the person either unlawfully passing a school bus, reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude a police office, or leaving the scene of the accident. 

Second degree vehicular homicide is defined as:

A person will be charged with homicide by vehicle in the second degree when death results due to a violation of any other statute other than the ones specified for homicide in the first degree. 

Second degree vehicular homicide is also referred to as misdemeanor-grade vehicular homicide. This happens when a death is the result of a violation of basic traffic laws. Conviction of a misdemeanor vehicular homicide charge may warrant a sentence from a Georgia judge up to one year.

First degree vehicular homicide is also referred to as felony-grade vehicular homicide. This type of charge occurs when a death is the result of DUI or reckless driving. Convictions of felony-grade vehicular homicide may warrant up to 15 years in prison.

Practice Note

If you or a loved one has been arrested for DUI, contact our offices today. We can help you with your case immediately.

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Richard Lawson

Richard S. Lawson is passionate about intoxicated driving defense. Unlike some attorneys, Mr. Lawson devotes 100% of his legal practice to helping people stand up for their rights against DUI charges. For more than 20 years, Mr. Lawson has dutifully fought for his clients' freedom, resolving more 4,900 impaired driving cases during the course of his career. Today, Mr. Lawson has developed a reputation as a skilled negotiator and continues to help clients by fighting to keep them out of jail.

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