{"data":{"id":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5406","jurisdiction":"us-ks","citation":"K.S.A. 21-5406","heading":"Vehicular homicide.","body":"(a) Vehicular homicide is the killing of a human being committed by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motor boat or other motor vehicle in a manner which creates an unreasonable risk of injury to the person or property of another and which constitutes a material deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would observe under the same circumstances.\n(b) Vehicular homicide is a class A person misdemeanor.\n(c) As used in this section, \"material deviation\" means conduct amounting to more than simple or ordinary negligence but not amount* to gross negligence.","path":["Chapter 21.—CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS","Article 54.—CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_054_0006.html","current_through":"2025 legislative session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:11:10Z","sha256":"b90c7ecefb673551a9ea9e91b483a5930968776a92a4a974bcbf2f52f522f19b","source_id":"us-ks","stale":false,"prev":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5405","next":"us-ks/k.s.a.-21-5407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}