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Sponsor seeks to classify all vehicular homicide as violent, most-serious offenses
Summary
Representative introduced a bill to explicitly designate vehicular homicide, including deaths caused by disregard for safety, as both violent and "most serious" offenses; prosecutors supported the change for sentencing and custody tools while defense groups warned about expanding strike provisions and disparate impacts
The Community Safety Committee heard testimony Jan. 21 on House Bill 1101, which would designate vehicular homicide — including deaths that result from a driver's disregard for the safety of others — as both a violent offense and a "most serious" offense under Washington law.
Representative (sponsor) said the bill aims to prevent first-time offender waivers in cases where a death results from a driver's disregard for safety. "I think there should be sanctions for this, and that's why I ran this bill," the sponsor said…
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