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Understanding Vehicular Manslaughter While driving can be a wonderful privilege, it can also be a huge burden – particularly, if you have caused an accident. Accidents on the road varies from mild misdemeanor offenses to serious crimes; one of which, is DUI manslaughter. DUI Manslaughter What Is DUI (or 'driving under the influence'; also called driving while intoxicated, operating under the influence, and impaired driving), is a crime of operating any motor vehicle while affected by alcohol or certain drugs. While this in itself carries heavy penalties, it becomes worse when there is manslaughter involved. DUI manslaughter happens when an intoxicated driver causes an accident resulting in the death of another person. Although DUI manslaughter laws vary from state to state, it still involves grave consequences. Two of