a person gets hit by a car...can his lawyers claim depraved indifference?
2007-02-21 09:58:08 · 5 answers · asked by Dale d 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
only if the driver is drunker then cooter brown
2007-02-21 10:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the intent may not have been to cause harm, the acts were those of extreme recklessness.
For example a person hit by a car when the driver of the car, while not intending to harm anyone, nonetheless engaged in a street race and should have know there was a possibility of damage to people or property as a result of his indifference to safety.
See: The PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent,
v.
Bruce REGISTER, Appellant
Court of Appeals of New York
60 N.Y.2d 270 (1983)
for another example.
2007-02-21 18:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depraved indifference basically means that you're out there doing things with no apparent concern for the health/welfare of others who may be around you. You don't necessarily have to be under the influence to act that way.
2007-02-21 18:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by Angie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depraved means "without morality" indifference is the "i don't care" attitude. putting the two words together implies a person who is only concerned with what he/she wants and the rest of society is as important as a swarm of mosquitoes.
This is a mindset commonly found among drug addicts.
2007-02-23 16:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by Niklaus Pfirsig 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds similar to reckless driving. You would have to prove someone was operating in a reckless manor with regard to human life. Sounds like it's time for an attorney.
2007-02-21 18:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by xxted_strykerxx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋