75 Pa. C. S. § 3732. Homicide by vehicle. PA Ticket Information- Title 75 PA Statutes

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75 Pa. C. S. § 3732. Homicide by vehicle

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75 Pa. C. S. § 3732. Homicide by vehicle

    (a) OFFENSE.-- Any person who recklessly or with gross negligence causes the death of another person while engaged in the violation of any law of this Commonwealth or municipal ordinance applying to the operation or use of a vehicle or to the regulation of traffic except section 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) is guilty of homicide by vehicle, a felony of the third degree, when the violation is the cause of death.

   (b) SENTENCING.--

   (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person
   convicted of a violation of subsection (a) may be sentenced to an
   additional term not to exceed five years' confinement if at trial the
   prosecution proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the offense occurred
   in an active work zone as defined in section 102 (relating to
   definitions).

   (2) The prosecution must indicate intent to proceed under this section
   in the indictment or information which commences the prosecution.

   (3) The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S §
   2154 (relating to adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide
   for a sentencing enhancement for an offense under this section when the
   violation occurred in an active work zone as defined in section 102.

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