Originally Posted by
dynodonn
Losing control of your car in it's self is not going to send you to jail, but killing or causing life altering injuries to someone in the process should be another matter, and should carry more extensive convictions than running into someones fence post.
I have a seizure while driving due to a condition of which I was unaware and run off the road, obliterating a couple mailboxes. In an alternate universe, the same thing happens but I hit a pedestrian. Which charges and punishment are appropriate in which situation? Let's stick with criminal penalties in this case - though I do feel that civil suits may be more appropriate for those injured or their families in an "accident" situation.
I can sympathize with the arguments for tougher penalties on poor drivers, but calling it "murder" is a stretch, even on the internet.