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Plea Deal in Yale Tailgate Death

A Yale University student charged with negligent homicide for running down a woman tailgating outside a football game has reached a plea agreement in which he would receive a special form of probation and avoid a criminal record, his attorney …

New Hampshire Court to Rule on Cellphone Use While Driving

The New Hampshire Supreme Court will decide for the first time whether talking on a cellphone while driving, although legal here, can justify a conviction for criminally negligent homicide. Lynn Dion of Franklin is appealing her conviction on that charge …

Louisiana Driver Faces Charges in Pedestrian’s Death

A 45-year-old Houma, La., man is facing negligent homicide charges after allegedly killing a pedestrian with his pickup. State police say Brian Michael Daigle was booked in the death of 39-year-old Polly Manor of Houma Manor was walking on the …

2 Dead, Driver Injured in Texas Taxi Crash

A Houston taxi driver has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after two passengers died when his van slammed into a disabled tanker truck. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva says 56-year-old David Wayne Houston has been charged with criminally negligent …