Citation

Copeland AR. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1986; 7(4): 305-307.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3799563

Abstract

True vehicular homicides are defined as those occurrences in which a motor vehicle is used as a weapon in the taking of a life. While local customs may vary in classifying vehicular-related deaths, this author is not considering the "hit-and-run" type case or the negligent manslaughter type, which are best left in the accidental manners of death. Rather, a study of homicide by motor vehicle is presented using nine cases of vehicular homicide that occurred over a 5-year period in Metropolitan Dade County. The essence of such cases and how the forensic scientist should approach them are discussed.

Language: en