Posts Tagged: alcohol

Man sentenced in Louisiana fatal accident withdraws plea

Posted on July 29, 2016

A man who has already stood trial and was sentenced has been permitted by the court to withdrawal his guilty plea. The trial involved a 2013 fatal accident in Louisiana that took the lives of two passengers in a vehicle driven by a man who was then charged with vehicular homicide. In a rather uncommon turn of… Read more

Driver faces negligent homicide charges after fatal car accident

Posted on July 29, 2016

Under Louisiana laws, a driver who caused the death of another person in a vehicle accident in which it is determined that his or her use of drugs or alcohol contributed to the fatality may be charged with negligent homicide. A man was recently arrested and is now facing such a charge after his prior… Read more