Parents are charged after their son, 7, is struck dead in a car accident
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Gastonia, N.C., police charged the parents with involuntary manslaughter charges after allowing the victim and his brother to walk home alone from a nearby grocery store.

The grieving parents of a 7-year-old child who died hours after being hit by a car were charged with involuntary manslaughter after allowing him and his brother, 10, to walk home unaccompanied by an adult from a nearby grocery store.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    63·
    11 days ago

    if they were at all at fault

    The driver is always at fault. They’re choosing to use a deadly machine in public. It’s their responsibility not to kill people.

    • Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 days ago

      That clause was intended specifically for vehicle on vehicle incidents, I agree that if a vehicle hits a pedestrian they are always at fault.