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If someone doesn't wear a seatbelt and kills another person as a result who is wearing a seatbelt could that person face a manslaughter charge? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by turnerpike20@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I can't get a good answer for this as Google is thinking I'm talking just solely on the driver. I'm including passengers who don't. I've seen PSAs that tell you the dangers you pose for others as well when you don't wear a seatbelt. So if you don't wear a seatbelt and that results in someone being killed could you not wearing a seatbelt mean you get a manslaughter charge?

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[–] tko@tkohhh.social 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm having a hard time imagining an accident caused by not wearing a seatbelt... I guess maybe being thrown from the vehicle and hitting a passenger in another car who was wearing a seatbelt?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago

Or a passenger in the same car. People are heavy, and there's enough force involved here to move the "projectile" all kinds of places.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

If you don't wear your seatbelt in the back of the car, you become a projectile who can possibly break one or two necks on the way out of the front window.

[–] filtoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Caution CW: contains simulated road accident resulting in death - was considered safe for TV in the UK

https://youtu.be/mKHY69AFstE

I think OP was picturing a situation like this.