Louisiana Bar – Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence Practice Exam

Vehicular homicide centers on the death that results from the operation of a vehicle, boat, or plane. Under Louisiana law, the offense is described as the killing of a person caused by operating a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft in a dangerous manner. The crucial element is the causal link: the act of operating the conveyance in a dangerous way leads to the victim’s death. It does not require intoxication to be the defining factor—though intoxication can be an aggravating factor or part of a separate offense. Simply negligent driving without causing death isn’t vehicular homicide, and resisting lawful arrest is unrelated to this charge. So, the option describing death caused by operating a vehicle, boat, or plane best captures the offense.