Arizona Vehicular Homicide Lawyers
In Willcox, Arizona, the lawyers at Jeffrey S. Siirtola, PC have the knowledge and experience to represent clients charged with vehicular homicide. A person can be charged with vehicular homicide if he or she was operating a vehicle and unintentionally but also unlawfully caused the death of another person. Whether a person was illegally driving a motor vehicle, driving drunk, speeding or driving recklessly (including gross negligence), the State of Arizona can charge the person driving with vehicular homicide. This is a criminal matter and one that requires a serious defense and an experienced Arizona vehicular homicide lawyer.
Penalties for a Vehicle Homicide Conviction
Depending on the specific circumstances surrounding a client’s case, vehicular homicide can result in a misdemeanor or a felony. A misdemeanor is a lesser charge and may occur if gross negligence was involved. For example, if a driver was going over the speed limit by only a few miles, this may result in a misdemeanor rather than a felony. The penalty for a misdemeanor may be a stiff fine or up to one year or more in county jail.
If a driver was convicted of driving drunk and it resulted in a fatality, this will most likely be considered a felony charge. A felony can result in a term spent at a state prison. Other punishments may include a fine, probation and parole and loss of driver’s license.
How We Can Help
From early case preparation to legal research to defense strategy, our attorneys know how to fight our client’s vehicular homicide charge. Your case may involve us interviewing witnesses, police and the prosecutor to have the charges against you lessened or even dropped.
Vehicular homicide charges can be dismissed for such reasons as insufficient evidence or factual innocence. We may be able to get you a not at fault or a lack of negligence defense depending on your case.
Without a good defense team to fight for you in court, what could have been a suspended sentence can suddenly become a lengthy jail term. So if you’d rather have counseling instead of a jail sentence or reduced bail requirements, contact our firm today.