{"id":826,"date":"2019-12-16T17:36:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T22:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/?p=826"},"modified":"2020-08-01T14:10:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T18:10:21","slug":"dwi-fatality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/dwi-fatality\/","title":{"rendered":"DWI Fatality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows the dangers of drinking and driving.\u00a0 Few people imagine a DWI fatality in their future, let alone felony criminal charges for a &#8220;drunk driving&#8221; homicide.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-831 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Felony-Death-by-Vehicle-Charges-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Felony Death by Vehicle Charges\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Felony-Death-by-Vehicle-Charges-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Felony-Death-by-Vehicle-Charges-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Felony-Death-by-Vehicle-Charges-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Felony-Death-by-Vehicle-Charges.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Driving While Impaired or &#8220;DWI&#8221; can serve as what defense lawyers call a\u00a0<em>predicate offense<\/em> for Felony Death by Vehicle, Manslaughter, and Murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>Given the potential long-term consequences, such allegations deserve, as a part of legal representation, careful review of the accident scene and forensic evidence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/dwi-fatality\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading DWI Fatality\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows the dangers of drinking and driving.\u00a0 Few people imagine a DWI fatality in their future, let alone felony criminal charges for a &#8220;drunk driving&#8221; homicide.\u00a0 Driving While Impaired or &#8220;DWI&#8221; can serve as what defense lawyers call a\u00a0predicate offense for Felony Death by Vehicle, Manslaughter, and Murder charges. 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